Strawberry Rock via Bluff Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 239 ft · 59 min
Strawberry Rock via Bluff Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Matthiessen State Park near Deer Park, IL. The route reaches Strawberry Rock at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 239 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Strawberry Rock via Bluff Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 239 ft · 59 min
Elevation 539–646 ft
Out & Back · Matthiessen State Park
Trailhead: 41.28369, -89.01972
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Bluff Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Strawberry Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear right, 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Lake Falls–Matthiessen Lake, 5 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 347 ft
- Matthiessen State Park Central Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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