AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

I & M Canal

10.6 mi · ▲ 94 ft · 3 hr 35 min

I & M Canal is a 10.6-mile out-and-back near Utica, IL. It is mostly level, with 94 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi446 – 486 ft10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: I & M Canal State Trail 41.34074, -89.01163
Nearest town Utica, IL
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I & M Canal

10.6 mi · ▲ 94 ft · 3 hr 35 min

Elevation 445–485 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: I & M Canal State Trail · 41.34074, -89.01163

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftBear left onto I & M Canal, heading SW.
  3. 5.3 miReach I & M Canal, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 5.3 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 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/i-m-canal-out-back

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Utica, Illinois