Illinois & Michigan Trail
10.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Illinois & Michigan Trail is a 10.2-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.
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Illinois & Michigan Trail
10.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Elevation 519–535 ft
Out & Back · Prairie Wetland
Trailhead: 41.43740, -88.22064
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading SW.
- 3.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Daryl Cole Trail Network, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading W.
- 3.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~108 min). Leave by 4:46 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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