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Prairie Wetland

Illinois & Michigan Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Illinois & Michigan Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Prairie Wetland 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 mi509 – 535 ft9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.42143, -88.22835
Nearest town Channahon, IL
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Illinois & Michigan Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Elevation 510–534 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Wetland

Trailhead: 41.42143, -88.22835

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading N.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miBear left onto Daryl Cole Trail Network, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading W.
  10. 4 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 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-15-km-294b

Trail surface

88% dirt11% grass1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~95 min). Leave by 4:59 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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