Perryville Path
15.3 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Perryville Path is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Rock Cut State Park near Cherry Valley, IL. It climbs 277 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Perryville Path
15.3 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Elevation 760–909 ft
Out & Back · Rock Cut State Park
Trailhead: 42.28980, -88.97026
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Perryville Path, heading W.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 3.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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 W.
- 1 miSharp right onto Willow Creek Trail, heading W.
- 2.7 miContinue straight onto Perryville Path, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~86 min). Leave by 5:09 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Pierce Lake & Willow Creek Trail via Perryville Path 16 mi · ▲ 388 ft
- Perryville Path 3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Perryville Path 3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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