Willow Creek Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Willow Creek Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Rock Cut State Park near Harlem, IL. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Willow Creek Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 731–838 ft
Out & Back · Rock Cut State Park
Trailhead: Perryville Path · 42.35539, -89.00752
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Perryville Path, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Willow Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Perryville Path, heading SE.
- 0.5 miArrive 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 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Perryville Path Trailhead
- Perryville Path 6.2 mi · ▲ 251 ft
- Pierce Lake via Perryville Path 5.4 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Rock Cut State Park Sunset Point via Perryville Path 2.4 mi · ▲ 142 ft
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