Sunset Park Path
5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Sunset Park Path is a 5.3-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 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sunset Park Path
5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 868–910 ft
Out & Back · Sunset Park
Trailhead: 42.16842, -88.41288
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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 E.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 5:30 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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