AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Illinois & Michigan Trail

8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Illinois & Michigan Trail is an 8-mile out-and-back near Channahon, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi518 – 535 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.45303, -88.22259
Nearest town Channahon, IL
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Illinois & Michigan Trail

8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Elevation 520–534 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.45303, -88.22259

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading NE.
  3. 3.9 miContinue straight onto Rock Run Greenway, heading E.
  4. 150 ftTurn right onto Rock Run Greenway Trail, heading SE.
  5. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 500 ftTurn left onto Rock Run Greenway, heading W.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading SW.
  8. 3.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 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/illinois-michigan-trail-out-back-13-km-6edc

Trail surface

97% dirt2% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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