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The Grand Illinois Trail - Trail Section 17 - I&M Canal State Trail to Old Plank Road Trail

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This section covers the eastern end of the Illinois & Michigan Canal Trail (I&M) as well as Old Plank Road Trail. The Old Plank Road Trail was chartered to be a plank road but the newly arriving railroad took over its right of way, operating from 1855 to 1972.

(I & M Canal State Trail / Aux Sable Creek to Old Plank Road Trail / Wolf Road)

Click for Printable PDF Support Documents for Section 17:

Go	Direction	On	Distance (mi)
		Start: I & M Canal Trail at Aux Sable Creek
	E, NE	From Aux Sable Creek continue east:
		5.2 mi to McKinley Woods Forest Preserve
		7.9 mi to lock 7 at Channahon State Park
		16.9 mi to Brandon Locks, end of trail	16.9
L	N	Brandon St	0.2
R	E	Meadow Ave	0.0
L	N	Thorne St	0.1
R	E	Belleview	0.1
L	N	Wheeler Ave	0.9
R	E	Marion St	0.9
L	N	Bluff St	0.2
R	E	Jefferson St (bridge over Des Plaines River)	0.7
R	S	Richards St, cross tracks	0.1
L	E	Washington St	2.0
L	N	Park St	0.2
R	E	Old Plank Road Trail to Wolf Rd	8.1
		TOTAL DISTANCE	30.4

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The Grand Illinois Trail
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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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