AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

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

3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Forebay & North Head Race via I & M Canal State Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Marseilles, IL. The route passes North Head Race before reaching Forebay at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. 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 – 492 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.33482, -88.74369
Nearest town Marseilles, IL
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Forebay & North Head Race via I & M Canal State Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 480–491 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.33482, -88.74369

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto I & M Canal State Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.7 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftPass North Head Race.
  5. 300 ftReach Forebay, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  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-6-km-082e

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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