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The Grand Illinois Trail - Trail Section 16 - I&M Canal State Trail

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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)

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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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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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