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Rock Cut State Park

Rock Cut State Park Sunset Point via Willow Creek Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 40 min

Rock Cut State Park Sunset Point via Willow Creek Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Rock Cut State Park near Harlem, IL. The route reaches Rock Cut State Park Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi755 – 856 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Willow Creek Trail 42.34683, -89.01493
Nearest town Harlem, IL
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Rock Cut State Park Sunset Point via Willow Creek Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 40 min

Elevation 754–855 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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Willow Creek Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miSharp left, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miReach Rock Cut State Park Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  8. 0.6 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/rock-cut-state-park-sunset-point-out-back-3-km-309d

Trail surface

53% paved42% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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