Perryville Path
6.2 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Perryville Path is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Rock Cut State Park near Harlem, IL. It climbs 251 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi761 – 889 ft6.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Perryville Path 42.35539, -89.00752
Nearest town Harlem, IL
Directions
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Perryville Path
6.2 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 762–890 ft
Out & Back · Rock Cut State Park
Trailhead: Perryville Path · 42.35539, -89.00752
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Perryville Path, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Willow Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Perryville Path, heading W.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
77% dirt23% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:59 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Perryville Path Trailhead
- Willow Creek Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Pierce Lake via Perryville Path 5.4 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Rock Cut State Park Sunset Point via Perryville Path 2.4 mi · ▲ 142 ft
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