- 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 16 - I&M Canal State Trail
Travel a portion of the Illinois & Michigan Canal (I&M) towpath that extends from LaSalle to Rockton. This trail is built on the original towpath that was used to drag packet boats. Riding this route takes you back to the days when products were shipped in great quantities from outlying towns to the city of Chicago.
(I & M Canal State Trail / East Ottawa to I & M Canal State Trail / Aux Sable Creek)
Click for Printable PDF Support Documents for Section 16:
- Trail Map of Section 16 Trail Map of Section 16
- Turn-by-Turn Cue Sheet for Section 16
| Go | Direction | On | Distance (mi) |
| Start: I & M Canal State Trail, 2.0 mi east Of Toll House in Ottawa | |||
| E | From a location 2.0 mi east of the Toll House | ||
| Continue east: | |||
| 5.5 mi to lock 10 in Marseilles | |||
| 10.5 mi to the Seneca Grain Elevator | |||
| 20.7 mi to Gebhard Woods State Park (campground) | |||
| 21.5 mi to Morris | |||
| 26.8 mi to Aux Sable Creek | |||
| TOTAL DISTANCE | 26.8 |
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