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Mississippi Palisades State Park

Twin Sisters & Sentinel Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 616 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Twin Sisters & Sentinel Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Mississippi Palisades State Park near Savanna, IL. The route reaches Twin Sisters at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 616 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi607 – 827 ft · steepest grade: 24%2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sentinel Trailhead 42.12728, -90.15678
Nearest town Savanna, IL
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Twin Sisters & Sentinel Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 616 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 608–828 ft

Out & Back · Mississippi Palisades State Park

Trailhead: Sentinel Trailhead · 42.12728, -90.15678

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sentinel Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miBear right onto Pine Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miReach Twin Sisters, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sentinel Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miArrive 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/twin-sisters-out-back

Trail surface

69% dirt1% paved30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Savanna, Illinois