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Prairie Wetland

Illinois & Michigan Trail

13.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Illinois & Michigan Trail is a 13.7-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 – 545 ft14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.45732, -88.19688
Nearest town Birds, IL
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Illinois & Michigan Trail

13.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Elevation 519–545 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Wetland

Trailhead: 41.45732, -88.19688

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading SW.
  12. 3.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miBear left onto Daryl Cole Trail Network, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading SW.
  17. 3.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  27. 0.2 miArrive 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-bbb2

Trail surface

52% dirt8% grass5% paved1% gravel34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 6 min before dark.

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