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Joliet Junior College Lake via Illinois & Michigan Trail

15.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 5 hr 10 min

Joliet Junior College Lake via Illinois & Michigan Trail is a 15.4-mile out-and-back near Channahon, IL. The route reaches Joliet Junior College Lake at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi518 – 604 ft16.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Illinois & Michigan Trail 41.42354, -88.22885
Nearest town Channahon, IL
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Joliet Junior College Lake via Illinois & Michigan Trail

15.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 5 hr 10 min

Elevation 520–603 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Illinois & Michigan Trail · 41.42354, -88.22885

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading N.
  2. 6.1 miTurn left onto Rock Run Greenway Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Rock Run Greenway, heading N.
  4. 1 miPass Joliet Junior College Lake.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftReach Joliet Junior College Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.8 miTurn right onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading SE.
  8. 5.7 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/joliet-junior-college-lake-joliet-junior-college-lake-out-back-25-km

Trail surface

77% dirt3% paved20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.6 mi in (~162 min). Leave by 3:52 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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