Erie Lackawanna Connector & Erie Lackawanna Trail
10.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 26 min
Erie Lackawanna Connector & Erie Lackawanna Trail is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Wicker Memorial Park near Calumet City, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Erie Lackawanna Connector & Erie Lackawanna Trail
10.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 26 min
Elevation 591–631 ft
Out & Back · Wicker Memorial Park
Trailhead: Monon Trail · 41.61478, -87.51917
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: Hohman & Douglas stop 165 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Monon Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Erie Lackawanna Trail, heading S.
- 4.1 miSharp left onto Little Calumet River Levee Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Erie Lackawanna Connector, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Erie Lackawanna Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Little Calumet River Levee Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Erie Lackawanna Trail, heading SW.
- 4.1 miTurn left onto Monon Trail, heading N.
- 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 3.3 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 5:10 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Hohman & Douglas stop 165 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Monon Trail Trailhead
- Monon Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 59 ft
- Sportsmen Club Lake & Monon Trail 9 mi · ▲ 59 ft
- Monon Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Monon Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 59 ft
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