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Cal-Sag Trail – Cal-Sag Channel loop from Site A

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Bike touring routes & trails
United States
Illinois
Cook County

Cal-Sag Trail – Cal-Sag Channel loop from Site A

Easy

4.8

(8739)

9,421

riders

Cal-Sag Trail – Cal-Sag Channel loop from Site A

01:42

29.9km

70m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 10.5 km for 67 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

10.5 km

Lake Katherine Nature Center & Botanic Gardens

Highlight • Lake

Discover gardens, a waterfall, lakeside trails & native trees in the beautiful nature center and botanic gardens.

The lake and gardens are free to enter and provide a beautiful location for a family-friendly stroll.

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2

11.2 km

Cal-Sag Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This multi-use trail runs along the Cal-Sag Channel, which was built to reverse the flow of the Little Calumet River and direct sewage away from Lake Michigan.

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3

12.4 km

Cal-Sag Channel

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Discover the Cal-Sag Channel, a 16-mile-long watercourse in southern Cook County, created between 1911 and 1922. Initially designed for drainage, it ingeniously reversed the flow of the Little Calumet River, …

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4

15.1 km

Cal-Sag Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This multi-use trail runs along the Cal-Sag Channel, which was built to reverse the flow of the Little Calumet River and direct sewage away from Lake Michigan.

Tip by

24.9 km

Cal-Sag Channel

Lake

B

29.9 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.4 km

5.77 km

573 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

29.1 km

462 m

358 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 7 May

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