- 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 3 - Elgin to McHenry
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.
(Elgin / Trout Park to McHenry / Bull Valley Road)
Click for Printable PDF Support Documents for Section 3:
- Trail Map of Section 3
- Town Map: Crystal Lake, Hebron and McHenry
- Turn-by-Turn Cue Sheet for Section 3
| Go | Direction | On | Distance (mi) |
| Start: Fox River Trail at I-90 & Trout Park | |||
| N | Fox River Trail/Prairie Trail through East Dundee, Carpentersville, Algonquin to Crystal Lake at end of trail | 14.0 | |
| R | E | Crystal Lake Ave | 0.2 |
| L | N/NW | East St, at 0.1 miles turn left (NW) across tracks | 0.3 |
| R | N | Glenn Ave | 0.2 |
| R | E | Rte 176 | 0.1 |
| L | N | Lorraine St to trail head | 0.2 |
| N | Prairie Trail/Bull Valley Rd | 5.4 | |
| TOTAL DISTANCE | 20.4 |
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