John Husar I&M Canal

Centennial Yellow Paved Trail & John Husar I&M Canal Paved Trail

16 mi · ▲ 159 ft · 5 hr 25 min

Centennial Yellow Paved Trail & John Husar I&M Canal Paved Trail is a 16-mile out-and-back in John Husar I&M Canal near Willow Springs, IL. It is mostly level, with 159 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi574 – 650 ft16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Centennial Yellow Paved Trail 41.73599, -87.88241
Nearest town Willow Springs, IL

Directions

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Centennial Yellow Paved Trail & John Husar I&M Canal Paved Trail

16 mi · ▲ 159 ft · 5 hr 25 min

Elevation 574–651 ft

Out & Back · John Husar I&M Canal

Trailhead: Centennial Yellow Paved Trail · 41.73599, -87.88241

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Transit-accessible: 8424 Willow Springs Rd stop 237 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Centennial Yellow Paved Trail, heading SE.
  2. 3.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left onto Cal-Sag Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto John Husar I&M Canal Paved Trail, heading NW.
  6. 3.8 miReach Centennial Yellow Paved Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 3.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto Cal-Sag Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Centennial Yellow Paved Trail, heading NW.
  10. 3.8 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

95% paved5% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 8424 Willow Springs Rd stop 237 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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