Pierce Lake & Willow Creek Trail via Perryville Path
7.3 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Pierce Lake & Willow Creek Trail via Perryville Path is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Rock Cut State Park near Forest Hills Village, IL. The route reaches Pierce Lake at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 188 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pierce Lake & Willow Creek Trail via Perryville Path
7.3 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Elevation 760–901 ft
Out & Back · Rock Cut State Park
Trailhead: 42.32602, -88.98334
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Willow Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 2.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miPass Pierce Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftReach Pierce Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 2.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Perryville Path 6.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Perryville Path 9.5 mi · ▲ 285 ft
- Perryville Path 7.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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