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Rock Cut State Park

Rock Cut State Park Sunset Point via Perryville Path

2.4 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 52 min

Rock Cut State Park Sunset Point via Perryville Path is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Rock Cut State Park near Harlem, IL. The route reaches Rock Cut State Park Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi761 – 856 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Perryville Path 42.35539, -89.00752
Nearest town Harlem, IL
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Rock Cut State Park Sunset Point via Perryville Path

2.4 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 52 min

Elevation 762–855 ft

Out & Back · Rock Cut State Park

Trailhead: Perryville Path · 42.35539, -89.00752

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Perryville Path, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Willow Creek Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miReach Rock Cut State Park Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Perryville Path, heading W.
  10. 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-4-km-c4c3

Trail surface

67% paved33% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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