I&M Canal Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 1 hr 4 min
I&M Canal Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Dellwood Park near South Lockport, IL. It is mostly level, with 59 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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I&M Canal Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 566–640 ft
Out & Back · Dellwood Park
Trailhead: 41.57251, -88.06450
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 70°F / low 62° · precip 95% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Transit-accessible: State & Hughes stop 360 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto I&M Canal Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftReach I&M Canal Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:23 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: State & Hughes stop 360 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
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