AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Forebay & North Head Race via I & M Canal State Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Forebay & North Head Race via I & M Canal State Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back near Dayton, IL. The route passes North Head Race and Forebay. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi479 – 495 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.34365, -88.78675
Nearest town Dayton, IL
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Forebay & North Head Race via I & M Canal State Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 480–494 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.34365, -88.78675

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto I & M Canal State Trail, heading E.
  3. 4.1 miPass North Head Race.
  4. 50 ftPass Forebay.
  5. 0.3 miReach Forebay, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 4.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftArrive 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/forebay-north-head-race-out-back-3-lakes

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 5:15 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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