AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

North Head Race & I & M Canal State Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min

North Head Race & I & M Canal State Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Marseilles, IL. The route reaches North Head Race. 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 mi486 – 512 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: I & M Canal State Trail 41.32795, -88.70921
Nearest town Marseilles, IL
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North Head Race & I & M Canal State Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 487–511 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: I & M Canal State Trail · 41.32795, -88.70921

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on I & M Canal State Trail, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass North Head Race.
  3. 1.9 miReach North Head Race, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.9 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/north-head-race-out-back

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Marseilles, Illinois