Illinois & Michigan Canal State Trail
Illinois - 79.5 miles
Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Grass, Gravel
Use our comprehensive trail guides with descriptions, photos, and reviews to plan your next snowmobiling trail adventure.
Here you'll find long-distance trails in both remote regions of the West and in populated parts of the East and Midwest.
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Most of the snowmobile trails are in states where substantial snowfall is generally commonplace, such as Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Maine, and Illinois. Long-distance routes in more remote regions-and a few in more populated parts of the East and Midwest-make superb snowmobile trails but routes are open only when the snow reaches a certain depth.
Allowing motorized use on trails is at the discretion of individual trail managers, so if you like to travel by snowmobile, it's important to respect non-motorized trail users. Yield to all other trail users and be considerate of noise levels in residential areas. Also be aware of trail conditions to avoid damaging the trail from snowmobile use. You can find snowmobile trail reports on local websites. Help keep snowmobile trails open by maintaining the trail year-round.
Some routes listed on TrailLink are snowmobile trails in certain segments only. For example, the Cook County portion of the Illinois & Michigan Canal Trail in Illinois prohibits snowmobiles, but segments in neighboring counties are used as a snowmobile trail. Most snowmobile trail reports will have this information, so be sure to check the links provided with a particular trail (under "Related Content" on the trail description page).
All trails listed on TrailLink are multiuse, so whichever your mode of travel, keep in mind the common right-of-way rules of thumb: motorized vehicles yield to all other trail users.
Explore snowmobile trails and snowmobile trail maps on TrailLink and use our trail descriptions, photos, and reviews to plan your next snowmobile trail adventure. Use our filter search feature to find long trails that are perfect for snowmobiling.
At TrailLink, we strive to provide the most up-to-date information on snowmobile trails. But we don't always get it right, so let us know when find any errors by clicking on the "edit this trail" link. Then give us the updated information with as many details as possible. Also, you can help your fellow snowmobilers by posting a review of a trail and noting details that will prove useful for their snowmobile trail adventure.
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