Sunset Park Path
3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Sunset Park Path is a 3.7-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.
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Sunset Park Path
3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 867–891 ft
Out & Back · Sunset Park
Trailhead: 42.18334, -88.41963
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sunset Park Path, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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