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Dellwood Park

I&M Canal Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 3 hr 40 min

I&M Canal Trail is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Dellwood Park near South Lockport, IL. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi568 – 650 ft11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57768, -88.05739
Nearest town South Lockport, IL
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I&M Canal Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Elevation 566–649 ft

Out & Back · Dellwood Park

Trailhead: 41.57768, -88.05739

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Transit-accessible: State & 18th Street stop 446 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto I&M Canal Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 3.1 miReach I&M Canal Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 3.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 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-trail-i-m-canal-trail-out-back-17-km

Trail surface

74% gravel9% paved5% dirt1% boardwalk11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: State & 18th Street stop 446 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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