Junction Lock & Brandon Road Lock via Illinois & Michigan Trail
12.8 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 4 hr 21 min
Junction Lock & Brandon Road Lock via Illinois & Michigan Trail is a 12.8-mile out-and-back near Shorewood Park, IL. The route passes Brandon Road Lock before reaching Junction Lock at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Junction Lock & Brandon Road Lock via Illinois & Michigan Trail
12.8 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 4 hr 21 min
Elevation 522–621 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.50705, -88.20444
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Rock Run Greenway, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading SE.
- 2.9 miPass Brandon Road Lock.
- 50 ftPass Junction Lock.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Junction Lock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.2 miTurn right onto Rock Run Greenway Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Rock Run Greenway, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM — 0 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Rock Run Greenway 8.5 mi · ▲ 160 ft
- Rock Run Greenway 8.5 mi · ▲ 160 ft
- Rock Run Greenway Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 161 ft
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