Illinois & Michigan Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 38 min
Illinois & Michigan Trail is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Prairie Wetland near Birds, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi518 – 558 ft14.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.45876, -88.19277
Nearest town Birds, IL
Directions
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Illinois & Michigan Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 38 min
Elevation 519–556 ft
Out & Back · Prairie Wetland
Trailhead: 41.45876, -88.19277
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 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 NE.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading SW.
- 3.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 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 surface
52% dirt7% grass1% gravel40% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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