- 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
The Grand Illinois Trail - Trail Section 5 - Hebron to Caledonia
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This section includes views of the Nippersink Valley west of Hebron, the highest elevation of the GIT (1170 feet) at Hebron Rd. and Reese Rd., a route along the Illinois/Wisconsin border, and the Long Prairie Trail in Boone County. There are no accommodations and few services along this section.
Click for Printable PDF Support Documents for Section 5:
- Trail Map of Section 5
- Town Map: Rockford, Winnebago and Caledonia
- Turn-by-Turn Cue Sheet for Section 5
| Go | Direction | On | Distance (mi) |
| Start: Hebron Trail--trail head on Church St in Hebron | |||
| R | N | Church St | 0.1 |
| L | W | Mead Ave | 0.2 |
| L | S | Main St/Rte 47 to Hebron Rd just before the lumber store | 0.1 |
| R | W | Hebron Rd | 7.1 |
| R | N | Gasch Rd | 1.0 |
| L | W | State Line Rd | 8.0 |
| R | S | Burr Oak Rd (Turn right/north at the State Line/ Burr Oak intersection to visit Sharon, Wisconsin, 1 mile away, home of Lon Haldeman. Look for the plaque in front of the ice cream store). | 6.7 |
| R | SW | Long Prairie Trail | 8.2 |
| TOTAL DISTANCE | 31.4 |
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