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Rock Cut State Park

Perryville Path

3.4 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Perryville Path is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Rock Cut State Park near Harlem, IL. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi755 – 846 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Willow Creek Trail 42.34683, -89.01493
Nearest town Harlem, IL
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Perryville Path

3.4 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 754–845 ft

Out & Back · Rock Cut State Park

Trailhead: Willow Creek Trail · 42.34683, -89.01493

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Willow Creek Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Perryville Path, heading N.
  3. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Willow Creek Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miArrive 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-7c81

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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