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Sunset Park

Sunset Park Path

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Sunset Park Path is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Sunset Park near Huntley, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 879 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.18716, -88.40774
Nearest town Huntley, IL
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Sunset Park Path

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 868–881 ft

Out & Back · Sunset Park

Trailhead: 42.18716, -88.40774

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sunset Park Path, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftArrive 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/sunset-park-path-out-back-4-km-8e68

Trail surface

87% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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