I&M Canal Trail/McKinley Woods Hike
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- In channahon State Park, the trail passes over this dam in the DuPage River.
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- The park also contains one of the only locktenders houses left along the I&M Canal Trail.
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- The job of the locktender was to raise and lower boats in this lock at any time of the day or night.
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- While hiking the bluffs at McKinley Woods, you’ll catch views of the I&M Canal and the I&M Canal Trail.
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- The wooded ravines and high bluffs make for an unusually rugged landscape at McKinley Woods.
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- In the spring, watch for swaths of wildflowers growing in the bottomland woods alongside the I&M Canal Trail.
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- The I&M Canal Trail is one of the most scenic long trails in the region. The scenery is enhanced by the canal, which runs right alongisde the trail.
For a full account of this hike that runs along the I&M Canal Trail and through McKinley Woods Forest Preserve, check out 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Chicago. Pick up the book at Amazon.com, or buy just this hike description at Trails.com.
