Grand Illinois Trail

Grand Illinois Trail

The Grand Illinois Trail (occasionally abbreviated GIT) is a multipurpose recreational trail in the northern part of the U.S. state of Illinois. At over convert|575|mi|km|0 in length, it is the longest trail in Illinois.

ee also

Comparable trails

* Appalachian Trail
* Mississippi River Trail

ubsections of the Grand Illinois Trail

* Chicago Lakefront Path
* Burnham Greenway
* Thorn Creek Trail
* Old Plank Road Trail
* Illinois and Michigan Canal Trail — also see Illinois and Michigan Canal
* Kaskaskia Alliance Trail
* Hennepin Canal Trail — also see Hennepin Canal
* Great River Trail
* Thomson Sand Prairie Trail
* Jane Addams Trail
* Pecatonica Prairie Path
* Rock River Recreation Path
* Bauer Parkway Trail
* Willow Creek Trail
* Long Prairie Trail
* Prairie Trail
* Fox River Trail
* Illinois Prairie Path
* North Shore Channel Trail

References

* Volker, Todd. "The Complete Grand Illinois Trail Guide". Peoria, IL: FirstServePress, 2003.
* Volker, Todd. (2003). "Weekend Explorer: Grand Illinois Trail, Northern Illinois". [http://chicagowildernessmag.org/issues/summer2003/weekendexplorer.html "Chicago Wilderness Magazine"] , Summer 2003. Retrieved December 29, 2005.

External links

* [http://www.bikelib.org/git/index.htm League of Illinois Bicyclists — Grand Illinois Trail guide]
* [http://www.openlands.org/git/index.asp Grand Illinois Trail webpage on Openlands]


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