AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Rock Cut State Park

Perryville Path

3.3 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Perryville Path is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Rock Cut State Park near Harlem, IL. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi758 – 846 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

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

3.3 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 758–845 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 miContinue straight onto Perryville Path, heading NE.
  5. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Willow Creek Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Zenith Parkway, heading S.
  9. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/perryville-path-out-back-5-km-79eb

Trail surface

80% paved20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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