Illinois and Michigan Canal
5.1 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Illinois and Michigan Canal is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Dellwood Park near South Lockport, IL. The route reaches Illinois and Michigan Canal at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 83 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
5.1 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 553–650 ft
Out & Back · Dellwood Park
Trailhead: 41.57843, -88.05576
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: State & 16th Street stop 577 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 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.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn 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 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: State & 16th Street stop 577 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- I&M Canal Trail 10.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft
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