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Illinois & Michigan Trail

14.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 56 min

Illinois & Michigan Trail is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Central Park near Birds, 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 – 545 ft15.1 mi

Getting there

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

14.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 56 min

Elevation 520–545 ft

Out & Back · Central Park

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 left, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading SW.
  7. 4.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 4.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 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-24-km-d5fe

Trail surface

63% dirt5% paved32% 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 7:16 PM — 6 min before dark.

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