AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Illinois & Michigan Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Illinois & Michigan Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Rock Run Park, 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 mi522 – 545 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.48276, -88.17764
Nearest town Rock Run Park, IL
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Illinois & Michigan Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 521–546 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.48276, -88.17764

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Rock Run Greenway Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miTurn left onto Rock Run Greenway Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.8 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-6-km

Trail surface

54% dirt5% paved41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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