Perryville Path
11.8 mi · ▲ 270 ft · 4 hr 4 min
Perryville Path is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Rock Cut State Park near Harlem, IL. It climbs 270 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Perryville Path
11.8 mi · ▲ 270 ft · 4 hr 4 min
Elevation 758–909 ft
Out & Back · Rock Cut State Park
Trailhead: 42.34531, -89.01061
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Willow Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Perryville Path, heading SE.
- 2.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 2.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 2.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Perryville Path 11.9 mi · ▲ 273 ft
- Perryville Path 3.2 mi · ▲ 189 ft
- Perryville Path 3.1 mi · ▲ 146 ft
- Willow Creek Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Willow Creek Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Prairie Trail via Willow Creek Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 192 ft
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