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The Grand Illinois Trail - Trail Section 8 - Freeport to Jo Daviess County

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The GIT follows the Jane Addams Trail north of Freeport and then turns west to begin the longest on-road stretch of the GIT. This route traverses the 250,000 year-old landscape of the second youngest Illinois glaciation. Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park provides an overnight camping opportunity. There are no services on this route.

(Freeport to Jo Daviess County / Rte 78)

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Go	Direction	On	Distance (mi)
		Start: Henderson Rd & Stephenson St (NE corner of downtown Freeport)
	N	Henderson Rd	3.0
L	W	Winneshiek Rd (Winneskiek is off-center to the right at Rte 26)	3.0
R	N	Jane Addams Trail	5.8
L	NW	McConnell Rd/Co. 19	2.4
L	SW	McConnell Rd/Co. 7 across the Pecatonica River	0.8
R	NW/W	Fisher Rd (If camping at Le-Aqua-Na State Park, turn south at 3.7 miles on Deer Lane Rd. Follow for 0.4 mile, turn right/west on Lake Rd which will veer south at 0.6 mile to park entrance 0.7 mile farther). If not going to Le-Aqua-Na continue west on Fisher Rd to T-intersection at 5.7 miles. Turn right /north 0.1 miles, then left/west for 4 miles to the Jo Daviess County Line.	9.8
	W	At the county line, Fisher Rd becomes East Canyon Rd. Continue west to Rte 78.	3.0
		TOTAL DISTANCE	27.8

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The Grand Illinois Trail
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
Recommended Trip 1 - Chicago Lakefront Trail
Recommended Trip 2 - Illinois Prairie Path/Great Western Trail
Recommended Trip 3 - Long Prairie Trail
Recommended Trip 4 - Rock River Recreation Path
Recommended Trip 5 - Apple River Canyon to Galena Route
Recommended Trip 6 - Great River Trail
Recommended Trip 7 - Hennepin Canal Parkway Trail
Recommended Trip 8 - Illinois & Michigan Canal Trail (I&M)
Recommended Trip 9 - Old Plank Road Trail
Recommended Trip 10 - Burnham Greenway Trail
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