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Illinois & Michigan Trail

13.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 28 min

Illinois & Michigan Trail is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in Central Park 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 ft13.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.43799, -88.21669
Nearest town Channahon, IL
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Illinois & Michigan Trail

13.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 28 min

Elevation 520–535 ft

Out & Back · Central Park

Trailhead: 41.43799, -88.21669

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading SW.
  10. 5.7 miContinue straight onto Rock Run Greenway, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto Rock Run Greenway Trail, heading NE.
  12. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 500 ftTurn left onto Rock Run Greenway, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading SE.
  15. 5.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 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-22-km-6003

Trail surface

85% dirt1% paved1% gravel13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~107 min). Leave by 4:47 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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