Lock Number 1 – Centennial Trail loop from Clarendon Hills

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Lock Number 1 – Centennial Trail loop from Clarendon Hills

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Lock Number 1 – Centennial Trail loop from Clarendon Hills

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86.2km

260m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve

Wood Ridge Forest Preserve

Keepataw Reserve

Romeoville Prairie Nature Preserve

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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19.2 km

Veterans Memorial Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The multi-use Veterans Memorial Trail connects or intersects with a number of other area trails, allowing you to ride, uninterrupted for miles. It also passes through Black Partridge Woods and Wood Ridge Forest Preserves.

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33.7 km

Lock Number 1

Highlight • Structure

Lock Number 1 is the first lock south of Chicago. It is in the town of Lockport and has a picnic area with views of the canal.

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38.4 km

Joliet Prison

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The prison was built just outside the city limits with the help of inmates and cost a total of $75,000. It could accommodate a maximum of 761 inmates. There was …

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41.0 km

Joliet Iron Works Historic Site

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The Joliet Iron and Steel Works was the second-largest steel mill in the US. In the 1980s, all activity stopped at the mill and in the 1990s, the county purchased …

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42.3 km

Illinois and Michigan Canal

Lake

42.8 km

Canal Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

58.6 km

Centennial Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This is a paved 30-mile (48 km) bike trail that traces a former railway line through Snohomish and Skagit county. You ride through beautiful scenery – green farmland, creeks and …

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72.2 km

Des Plaines River Scenic Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Des Plaines River Scenic Overlook is on the Waterfall Glen Main Trail. It gives hikers a good view down into the Des Plaines River to the south and the …

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74.1 km

Sawmill Creek Bridge, Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve

Highlight • Bridge

Sawmill Creek offers a charming spot to see damselflies, and a small bridge that occasionally floods. The area is peaceful and a nice spot along Waterfall Glenn Main Trail.

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86.2 km

End point

Train Station

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