Draft:Illinois & Michigan Canal State Trail

Illinois and Michigan Canal Trail
Illinois and Michigan Canal Trail
Length	61 miles (98 km)
Location	Joliet, Illinois, US
Established	1963; 61 years ago
Use	Cycling, skateboarding, scootering, personal transporter, and pedestrians
Difficulty	Easy
Season	Limited access during winter
Trail map

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Instructions · What links here · Illinois & Michigan Canal State Trail (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Bing, Wikipedia) · Submitted 9 days ago by Thistheyear2023 (talk: D · +) · Last edited 8 days ago by Citation bot

The Illinois and Michigan Canal Trail is a 61-mile-long (98 km) partial shared-use path for walking, jogging, skateboarding, and cycling, located along the southwest suburbs of Chicago along the Illinois and Michigan Canal.^[1] As of 2023, a project is underway to connect the trail with the Lake Chaminwood loop trail.^[2] The trail is a part of the Great American Rail-Trail Preferred Route.^[3]^[4]

The Wauponsee Glacial Trail is nearby in Joliet.

References[edit]

^ "Illinois and Michigan Canal State Trail". Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
^ DeSantis, Monica (2024-03-20). "I&M Canal State Trail, Lake Chaminwood loop trail sections to close for trail connection project". 1340 WJOL. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
^ "Great American Rail-Trail in Illinois". Rails to Trails Conservancy. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
^ "Study underway to connect Illinois and Michigan, Hennepin canal trails". 28 September 2023.

External links[edit]

[1] "Illinois and Michigan Canal State Trail". Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

[2] DeSantis, Monica (2024-03-20). "I&M Canal State Trail, Lake Chaminwood loop trail sections to close for trail connection project". 1340 WJOL. Retrieved 2024-05-11.

[3] "Great American Rail-Trail in Illinois". Rails to Trails Conservancy. Retrieved 2024-05-11.

[4] "Study underway to connect Illinois and Michigan, Hennepin canal trails". 28 September 2023.

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