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Illinois & Michigan Trail

13.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 32 min

Illinois & Michigan Trail is a 13.6-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 ft14.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.43870, -88.21975
Nearest town Channahon, IL
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Illinois & Michigan Trail

13.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 32 min

Elevation 520–535 ft

Out & Back · Central Park

Trailhead: 41.43870, -88.21975

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  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 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  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-6ca7

Trail surface

83% dirt2% paved2% gravel13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~108 min). Leave by 4:45 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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