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Illinois & Michigan Trail

10 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Illinois & Michigan Trail is a 10-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 mi518 – 535 ft10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.43680, -88.21798
Nearest town Channahon, IL
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Illinois & Michigan Trail

10 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Elevation 519–535 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Wetland

Trailhead: 41.43680, -88.21798

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading SW.
  9. 3.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Daryl Cole Trail Network, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading W.
  14. 3.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 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-16-km-3759

Trail surface

72% dirt10% grass1% gravel17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~104 min). Leave by 4:49 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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