Perryville Path
9.5 mi · ▲ 285 ft · 3 hr 19 min
Perryville Path is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Rock Cut State Park near Forest Hills Village, IL. It climbs 285 ft. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Perryville Path
9.5 mi · ▲ 285 ft · 3 hr 19 min
Elevation 760–901 ft
Out & Back · Rock Cut State Park
Trailhead: 42.32602, -88.98334
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Willow Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 2.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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.
- 3.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Perryville Path 6.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Perryville Path 7.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Pierce Lake & Willow Creek Trail via Perryville Path 7.3 mi · ▲ 188 ft
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