Wauponsee Glacial Trail

Rock Run Theodore Preserve Marsh I & M Canal State Trail Potawatomi Hammel Teale Joliet Iron Works Woods Joliet Woods Woods Historic Site Hickory Junction Hickory Creek Trail JOLIET Creek SHOREWOOD Jefferson St. Ave. Larkin Preserve Colvin Grove Park Rd. Briggs St. Bird’s Rock Run Old Plank Road Trail Junction Trail Ave. Houbolt I & M Canal Mills Rd. l Sugar Creek Marsh Trai tate Preserve l S NEW LENOX a er an iv Laraway Rd. C s R M ne I & ai Lake Pl es Chaminwood D Sweitzer Rd. Delaney Rd. Jackson Creek iver Lower Round Barn e R Farm Preserve ag Rock Run Rock Run Baker Rd. P Preserve

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Public Parks/Open Space

Parking/Trail Access New River Rd. Quigley Rd. Barr Rd. Hiking SYMERTON Biking Wilmington/Peotone Rd. Cross-Country Skiing

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Rivals Rd. F Manteno - Deselm Rd. Joliet Junction Trail Kankakee River Rock Run Trail Braidwood Sand Ridge State Park Dunes & Savanna Savanna CUSTER PARK KANKAKEE COUNTY Nature Preserve Nature Preserve I & M Canal State Trail

Evans-Judge Bridge Rd. Warner Preserve Street Route NORTH

Miles (22 Total) 1 Mile 5 Miles KANKAKEE COUNTY 2.7 I-80 to Sugar Creek Preserve 4.4 Sugar Creek Preserve to Manhattan 8.1 Manhattan to Symerton 6.8 Symerton to Kankakee River

Directions to Preserve:

Wauponsee Glacial Trail Sugar Creek Preserve access is located at 17540 W. Laraway Road, 0.75 mile east of Route 53, in Joliet.

For information, please call 815.727.8700 or visit ReconnectWithNature.org. Forest Preserve District of Will County

Wauponsee Glacial Trail Preserve and Trail Hours In an Emergency, Call 9-1-1. Named after an ancient glacial lake, the Wauponsee 8 a.m. - Sunset, year-round Glacial Trail is 22.3 miles in length. A 2.75-mile Please give the location and nature of the section of the trail is comprised of asphalt and runs Trail Hours - The following select preserves are open from the Sugar Creek Administration Center, on sunrise to sunset to provide access to biking trails: emergency. Laraway Road in Joliet, north to Rowell Avenue. The 19.5-mile southern section, which also begins at • I&M Canal Access, Joliet (I&M Canal Trail) In non-emergencies, call the Will County the Administration Center, is surfaced with crushed • Hickory Creek Junction, Mokena (OPRT) • Black Road Access, Joliet (Rock Run Trail) Sheriff’s dispatch at 815.727.6191 to reach a limestone and skirts the Midewin National Tall Grass • Paul V. Nichols Access, Joliet (Rock Run Trail) Forest Preserve District Officer. Prairie. This multi-use southern section is available • Sugar Creek Administration Center, Joliet (WGT) for horseback riding, and the Administration Center • Manhattan Road Access, Manhattan (WGT) provides ample parking for horse trailers and vehicles. • Symerton Road Access, Symerton (WGT) The trail ends with a 600-foot bridge that spans the Kankakee River and provides a spectacular view. The primary access for the Wauponsee Glacial Trail is Information Trail Etiquette the Sugar Creek Administration Center. Other access locations providing limited parking are on Call 815.727.8700 weekdays to receive free informational • Slower traffic should stay to the right of the trail. Manhattan Road, in Manhattan, and Commercial brochures, such as: Bicyclists should pass on the left, politely announcing Street, in Symerton. “Passing on the left.” Map & Guide to the Forest Preserve • While in a group, leave room for others to pass. Ongoing planning activities include working with local County map showing preserve locations and complete municipalities on trail connections and linkages, recreational information. • Dogs are welcome on most trails but must be leashed. and extending the trail southward to the county line. Cleaning up dog waste is required by ordinance. Dogs Long-term planning will involve working with the The Citizen are not allowed in designated Nature Preserves. State and Kankakee County to continue the trail to Quarterly newsletter detailing family programs and the south. preserve happenings. • No Forest Preserve trail is designed for motorized use. Power-driven mobility devices are not allowed unless Or visit ReconnectWithNature.org for more information • the individual using the device is qualified under the and to request brochures or other trail maps. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).