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The Grand Illinois Trail - Trail Section 11 - Thomson to North Cordova

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Much of the trail along the middle section of the Great River Trail parallels the Mississippi River and Rte. 84. The path runs on open, straight stretches that periodically divert to make visits to small river towns and riverside pocket parks. You should see many great blue herons and the occasional eagle.

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Go	Direction	On	Distance (mi)
		Start: North end of Thomson Sand Prairie Trail, 0.4 mi south of Thomson
	S	Thomson Sand Prairie Trail	2.0
	S	Thomson Sand Prairie Trail	2.0
	S	unmarked road	2.1
	SW	Great River Trail	2.7
R	W	9th Ave	1.1
R	N	2nd St to Levee Trail	0.1
L	S	Levee Trail	0.8
	S	unmarked trail	1.4
	S	unmarked road, cross Rte 30	0.7
	S	Levee Trail	0.8
	S,SW	Ebson Rd	1.3
L	SW,S	Kennedy Rd, cross Rte 84	0.6
R	SW	Ufkin Rd	0.5
R	W	Palmer Rd	0.9
L	SW	Waller Rd/Bluff Rd/Church Rd (through Albany—look for Grand Illinois Trail signs).	1.6
L	SE	11th Ave	0.2
R	SW	Cherry St, into Albany Mounds Park. Trail ends at south end of park.	0.7
R	W, N	Right on Bunker Hill Rd, right on Meredosia across Rte 84	0.2
L	SW	Great River Trail to 178th	6.6
		TOTAL DISTANCE	24.3

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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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