Illinois and Michigan Canal
4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Illinois and Michigan Canal is a 4-mile out-and-back in Dellwood Park near South Lockport, IL. The route reaches Illinois and Michigan Canal at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Illinois and Michigan Canal
4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 553–648 ft
Out & Back · Dellwood Park
Trailhead: 41.57439, -88.06218
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: State & Daggett stop 378 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto I&M Canal Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miReach Illinois and Michigan Canal, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: State & Daggett stop 378 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- I&M Canal Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- I&M Canal Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 59 ft
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