Strawberry Rock via Bluff Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Strawberry Rock via Bluff Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Matthiessen State Park near Deer Park, IL. The route reaches Strawberry Rock at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 175 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Strawberry Rock via Bluff Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 539–643 ft
Out & Back · Matthiessen State Park
Trailhead: Bluff Trail · 41.28286, -89.02896
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bluff Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miReach Strawberry Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:39 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:59 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:26 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bluff Trail Trailhead
- Matthiessen State Park Central Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Matthiessen State Park Central Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Bluff Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 118 ft
- Cascade Falls–Devil's Paint Box, 4 rocks 3.2 mi · ▲ 412 ft
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