3.1 miles
Distance
30 ft
Climb
-31 ft
Descent
00:23:56
Avg time

Canal Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
    • Backcountry Ski
    • Nordic Ski
  • Riding Area
    Palos Forest Preserve
    Palos Hills, Illinois
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC, DJ, Fat, Adaptive MTB, CX, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Sometimes hard to follow
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #121434 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #89664 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    40 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
    • 5 in Skiing
    • 5 in Skiing
  • Land Owner
    Forest Preserve District of Cook County

Canal Trail is an easy singletrack trail along the canal. Very little elevation change and mostly straight. Please note that this trail will merge and criss-cross with XX Trail in a few spots.

This trail is unsanctioned.

Adaptive Bike Info
aMTB 1 Rating: No obstacles exist. Wide enough. Can be ridden confidently solo.
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Canal Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -2 ft
  • Altitude min
    581 ft
  • Altitude max
    596 ft
  • Altitude start
    592 ft
  • Altitude end
    591 ft
  • Grade
    -0%
  • Grade max
    -5.6%
  • Grade min
    7.5%
  • Distance climb
    3,780 ft
  • Distance down
    5,102 ft
  • Distance flat
    1 mile
  • Avg time
    00:23:56
  • Avg reverse time
    00:40:50
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3D
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  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
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      Canal Trail Trail Reports

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      Mar 23, 2023 @ 6:36am
      Mar 23, 2023
      		 Mushy and muddy and more rain coming.
      Mar 20, 2023 @ 12:11pm
      Mar 20, 2023
      		 Trails are melting fast. The window has closed. Please use the multis or pavement now.
      Mar 15, 2023 @ 7:30am
      Mar 15, 2023
      		 There is just to much moisture in the ground to use the system if it's not frozen. And more soaking rain is coming.
      Mar 13, 2023 @ 9:07am
      Mar 13, 2023
      		 The window closed give it a bit to dry and get them fattys ready..watch for updates
      Mar 11, 2023 @ 12:44pm
      Mar 11, 2023
      		 Pack it down before it snows tonight
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 6 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      All
      • 309 rides
      • Last: Nov 20, 2022

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      Routes with this trail

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      Palos with Canal Loop15 miles
      South Palos Singletrack and Canal9 miles

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