Tarpaper via Scott's Extension
3.1 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Tarpaper via Scott's Extension is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Everett McKinley Dirksen Park near Marquette Heights, IL. It climbs 282 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tarpaper via Scott's Extension
3.1 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 515–637 ft
Out & Back · Everett McKinley Dirksen Park
Trailhead: Archery Range Trailhead · 40.60600, -89.60416
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Archery Range Trailhead, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Archery Range, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Kevlar, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Alt Kevlar, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Yellow, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Scott's Extension, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Tarpaper, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Tarpaper, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Scott's Extension, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Connector, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Alt Kevlar, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Kevlar, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Archery Range, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Archery Range Trailhead, heading NW.
- 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 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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