Illinois & Michigan Trail is a 14.2-mile out-and-back near Rock Run Park, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi509 – 545 ft14.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.48276, -88.17764
Nearest town Rock Run Park, IL
Directions
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Illinois & Michigan Trail
14.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Elevation 510–546 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.48276, -88.17764
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Rock Run Greenway Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading SW.
- 6.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftReach Illinois & Michigan Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 6.1 miTurn left onto Rock Run Greenway Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
87% dirt1% paved12% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:55 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 5:19 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Woodland Trail via Illinois & Michigan Trail 5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Illinois & Michigan Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rock Run Greenway Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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