- 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 6 - Caledonia to Winnebago
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This section of the GIT includes the west end of the Long Prairie Trail, the road system through Rock Cut State Park, and the extensive bike path network of the Rockford area. The trail runs on-road west of Rock River except for a several mile stretch of the Pecatonica Prairie Path.
Click for Printable PDF Support Documents for Section 6:
- Trail Map of Section 6
- Town Map: Rockford, Winnebago and Caledonia
- Turn-by-Turn Cue Sheet for Section 6
| Go | Direction | On | Distance (mi) |
| Start: Long Prairie Trail & Main St in Caledonia | |||
| L | SW | Main St | 0.2 |
| L | SE | Caledonia Rd (careful!) | 0.7 |
| R | W | Kelley Rd | 2.8 |
| R | NW | Beloit Rd to unnamed street on left just before stop sign | 0.5 |
| L | W | unnamed street (Main St) | 0.1 |
| L | S, W | Argyle Rd--At 1 mile, Argyle curves west and becomes Harlem Rd. Follow it one more mile to the entrance of Rock Cut State Park | 2.5 |
| R | N | State Park entrance road—Cross the bridge over I-90 and “T” into the park’s loop road. Turn right on it. At approximately 1 mile turn left at “Campground and Lake Access” sign. If not camping, continue to follow the loop road to the west end of Pierce Lake where the Willow Creek Trail head begins. | 2.0 |
| R | W | Willow Creek Trail to Harlem High School | 2.6 |
| W | Cross Alpine Rd at light, continue east on Gladys Dr | 0.5 | |
| L | SW | Crystal Dr | 0.5 |
| L | SW | Frontage Dr alongside Rte 251 | 0.7 |
| R | W | Roosevelt/Machesney Rd | 0.4 |
| L | S | Victory Ave | 0.5 |
| R | W | Bauer Parkway Trail and bridge over Rock River | 0.7 |
| L | S | Trail to the sportscore | 0.6 |
| S | Rock River Recreation Path | 1.6 | |
| L | E | Riverside Blvd Bridge | 0.2 |
| R | S | Follow the Rock River Recreation Path (RRRP) 3.8 miles to the park district information center in the old railroad station at the foot of the Jefferson St. bridge. From the Riverside Bridge on the north go south on the RRRP through Martin Memorial Park to River Lane east to East Dr., turn south 2 blocks to Shorewood Park. Follow the RRRP again to Forest Grove St.SE to Arlington St., south 2 blocks to Wilgus Ct. and pick up the RRRP again. Go south along the Rock River 1.7 miles to the path along Madison St. to the Jefferson St. bridge. | 3.8 |
| W | Continue on Jefferson St through downtown Rockford | 0.3 | |
| L | S | Winnebago St over the bridge | 0.7 |
| R | W | Cunningham St | 1.1 |
| R | W | Cunningham Rd | 2.5 |
| R | N | Meridian Rd to the Pecatonica Prairie Path Trail head (narrow mowed path) | 0.2 |
| L | W | Pecatonica Prairie Path to village of Winnebago. If weather makes for difficult ride, at 2.0 miles turn right on Falconer Rd, go north 0.4 miles, left on McNair Rd to Benton Rd and south to village center. | 3.5 |
| TOTAL DISTANCE | 29.2 |
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