We started our tour of the wauponsee glacial trail in a little town called custer park. The westernmost, and older, section of the great western trail is located between western st. Prior to the districts acquisition of the land, it was two abandoned railroads. Hiking glacier and waterton lakes national parks, 4th. Photo gallery includes detailed images of the trail, surroundings, and activities. Old plank road trail forest preserve district of will county. The ice age trail guidebook, atlas, databook show the locations on and near the trail of the available types of camping, making them indispensable resources. The wauponsee glacial trail, illinois ride report and photos. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Glacier national park hiking books, trail maps and travel guides. Visit bringfido for an overview of the trail, along with pictures, directions, and. Street routes in joliet connect the west end of the old plank road trail to the illinois department of natural resources 61. Mccd holds lastever trail of history this weekend at. Information about the ice age national scenic trail, a national and. In addition, this guide covers the areas skiing, snowboarding, water activities, and mountain biking trails.
By shopping from these links you help to support this website. The 275acre wauponsee glacial trail was acquired between 2004 and 2016. Wauponsee glacial trail forest preserve district of will. The wauponsee glacial trail the trail is a little over 19 miles long and is mostly flat, straight and a pretty easy ride. The steel bridge over the kankakee river at the south end of the trail. Wauponsee glacial trail is a popular dog friendly hike in manhattan, il. Shasta book is the ultimate guide to safely the hiking, backpacking, and climbing routes up the 14,162foot mountain. Adventures hiking the ice age trail mcmanus, melanie. The trail occupies three noncontiguous sections of an abandoned chicago great western railway corridor in suburban chicago and a section in iowa that have been converted into biking and hiking trails western section. Charles in kane county and eastern sycamore in dekalb county. Woven throughout her account are details of the history of the stilldeveloping ice age trailone of just. The only place on the appalachian trail where you can see wild ponies more than 100 ponies roam free on the slopes of virginias highest peak by jennifer nalewicki.
Prior to the districts acquisition of the land, it was two abandoned. Paul and pacific from joliet to manhattan and the wabashnorfolk southern from manhattan to custer park. Past the town of manhattan, and a 1 mile south of hoff rd. Appalachian mountain club, 10 city square, boston, ma 02129. Wauponsee glacial trail manhattan, illinois facebook. Street routes in joliet connect the west end of the old plank road trail to the 22. Wauponsee glacial trail 15927 w elwood manhattan rd, manhattan, illinois 60442 rated 4. Wauponsee glacial trail forest preserve district of will county. The glacial ridge trail is an area that lies within the alexandria glacial moraine complex laid down by the wadena lobe of the last glacier, 30,000 years ago.