I&M Canal Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 9 min
I&M Canal Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Dellwood Park near South Lockport, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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I&M Canal Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 566–634 ft
Out & Back · Dellwood Park
Trailhead: 41.57317, -88.06072
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: State & Daggett stop 543 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto I&M Canal Trail, heading N.
- 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.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: State & Daggett stop 543 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Illinois and Michigan Canal 4 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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