Rock Cut State Park

Perryville Path

12 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 4 hr 8 min

Perryville Path is a 12-mile out-and-back in Rock Cut State Park near Harlem, IL. It climbs 275 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi758 – 909 ft12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Zenith Parkway 42.34450, -89.01304
Nearest town Harlem, IL

Directions

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Perryville Path

12 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 4 hr 8 min

Elevation 758–909 ft

Out & Back · Rock Cut State Park

Trailhead: Zenith Parkway · 42.34450, -89.01304

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Zenith Parkway, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Willow Creek Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 200 ftTurn left onto Perryville Path, heading NE.
  6. 2.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 2.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 2.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 2.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 200 ftSharp left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Zenith Parkway, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

93% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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