AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Illinois & Michigan Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Illinois & Michigan Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Stockdale, 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 mi486 – 518 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.34628, -88.47962
Nearest town Stockdale, IL
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Illinois & Michigan Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Elevation 484–517 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.34628, -88.47962

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading NE.
  3. 2.8 miContinue straight onto Griggs Street, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading E.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Griggs Street, heading E.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Kayak Morris Road, heading E.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.9 miReach Illinois & Michigan Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Kayak Morris Road, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Griggs Street, heading W.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading W.
  17. 250 ftContinue straight onto Griggs Street, heading W.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading W.
  19. 2.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 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-14-km-c954

Trail surface

95% dirt1% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Stockdale, Illinois