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Illinois & Michigan Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Illinois & Michigan Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Prairie Wetland 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 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.45303, -88.22259
Nearest town Channahon, IL
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Illinois & Michigan Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 519–534 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Wetland

Trailhead: 41.45303, -88.22259

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto Daryl Cole Trail Network, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading W.
  8. 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 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-7-km-8f21

Trail surface

77% dirt23% grass

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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