- Trail Route and Sections
- Section 1 - Eggers Woods to Navy Pier to Elmhurst
- Section 2 - Elmhurst to Elgin
- Section 3 - Elgin to McHenry
- Section 4 - McHenry to Hebron
- Section 5 - Hebron to Caledonia
- Section 6 - Caledonia to Winnebago
- Section 7 - Winnebago to Freeport
- Section 8 - Freeport to Jo Daviess County
- Section 9 - Jo Daviess County to Hanover Bluffs
- Section 10 - Hanover Bluffs to Thomson
- Section 11 - Thomson to North Cordova
- Section 12 - North Cordova to Hennepin Canal Trail
- Section 13 - Hennepin Canal Trail
- Section 14 - Hennepin Canal Trail to Seatonville
- Section 15 - Seatonville to East Ottawa
- Section 16 - I&M Canal State Trail
- Section 17 - I&M Canal State Trail to Old Plank Road Trail
- Section 18 - Old Plank Road Trail to Eggers Woods
- Recommended Trips
- Trip 1 - Chicago Lakefront Trail
- Trip 2 - Illinois Prairie Path/Great Western Trail
- Trip 3 - Long Prairie Trail
- Trip 4 - Rock River Recreation Path
- Trip 5 - Apple River Canyon to Galena Route
- Trip 6 - Great River Trail
- Trip 7 - Hennepin Canal Parkway Trail
- Trip 8 - Illinois & Michigan Canal Trail (I&M)
- Trip 9 - Old Plank Road Trail
- Trip 10 - Burnham Greenway Trail
- Trail Signs
- Biking Tips
Section 2 - Elmhurst to Elgin
This entire stretch of the GIT follows one of the oldest and most well-known trails in the nation. The route follows the Illinois Prairie Path through DuPage County into Kane County and the City of Elgin. The twenty-nine-mile Prairie Path flows seamlessly into the Fox River Trail to create a beautiful suburban greenway for safe cycling.
(Elmhurst / Salt Creek to Elgin / Trout Park)
Click for Printable PDF Support Documents for Section 2:
| Go | Direction | On | Distance (mi) |
| Start: Salt Creek and Illinois Prairie Path main stem | |||
| W | Illinois Prairie Path, main stem to Illinois Prairie Path, Elgin branch | 7.2 | |
| R | NW | Illinois Prairie Path, Elgin branch to south side of Elgin | 14.0 |
| R | N | Fox River Trail into Elgin’s commercial downtown | 2.2 |
| R | E | Kimball St | 0.1 |
| L | N | Grove St | 0.2 |
| N | Fox River Trail to Trout Park Natural Area (bluffs to the east) on the south side of the I-90 bridge | 2.1 | |
| TOTAL DISTANCE | 25.8 |
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