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John Husar I&M Canal

Centennial Yellow Paved Trail & John Husar I&M Canal Paved Trail

11.8 mi · ▲ 38 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Centennial Yellow Paved Trail & John Husar I&M Canal Paved Trail is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in John Husar I&M Canal near Willow Springs, IL. It is mostly level, with 38 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi574 – 627 ft12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74709, -87.85766
Nearest town Willow Springs, IL
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Centennial Yellow Paved Trail & John Husar I&M Canal Paved Trail

11.8 mi · ▲ 38 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Elevation 574–627 ft

Out & Back · John Husar I&M Canal

Trailhead: 41.74709, -87.85766

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto John Husar I&M Canal Black Paved Trail, heading SW.
  3. 3.9 miBear left onto John Husar I&M Canal Paved Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miBear left onto Cal-Sag Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Centennial Yellow Paved Trail, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftReach John Husar I&M Canal Paved Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 150 ftTurn right onto Cal-Sag Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto John Husar I&M Canal Paved Trail, heading S.
  11. 5.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 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/john-husar-i-m-canal-black-paved-trail-out-back

Trail surface

97% paved3% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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