[vc_row margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”0″ full_width=”” padding_left=”0″ padding_right=”0″ animation=”” type=”” bg_color=”” bg_position=”top” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_cover=”false” bg_attachment=”false” padding_top=”0″ padding_bottom=”0″ enable_parallax=”” parallax_speed=”0.1″ bg_video_src_mp4=”” bg_video_src_ogv=”” bg_video_src_webm=””][vc_column width=”1/1″ animation=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”0″ full_width=”” padding_left=”0″ padding_right=”0″ animation=”” type=”” bg_color=”” bg_position=”top” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_cover=”false” bg_attachment=”false” padding_top=”0″ padding_bottom=”0″ enable_parallax=”” parallax_speed=”0.1″ bg_video_src_mp4=”” bg_video_src_ogv=”” bg_video_src_webm=””][vc_column width=”1/1″ animation=””][vc_custom_heading text=”I & M Canal State Trail – LaSalle to Ottawa” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” google_fonts=”font_family:Abril%20Fatface%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_custom_heading text=”15 miles | Part Crushed Limestone, Part Paved | Easy, Flat” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center” google_fonts=”font_family:Merriweather%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20italic%3A400%3Aitalic”]
[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row margin_top=”20″ margin_bottom=”20″ full_width=”” padding_left=”0″ padding_right=”0″ animation=”” type=”” bg_color=”” bg_position=”top” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_cover=”false” bg_attachment=”false” padding_top=”0″ padding_bottom=”0″ enable_parallax=”” parallax_speed=”0.1″ bg_video_src_mp4=”” bg_video_src_ogv=”” bg_video_src_webm=””][vc_column width=”1/1″ animation=””][vc_column_text css_animation=””]This 15 mile stretch of trail along the western branch of the I&M Canal features plenty of historic content, as well as fun and interesting stops in three canal towns along the way![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”0″ full_width=”” padding_left=”0″ padding_right=”0″ animation=”” type=”” bg_color=”” bg_position=”top” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_cover=”false” bg_attachment=”false” padding_top=”0″ padding_bottom=”0″ enable_parallax=”” parallax_speed=”0.1″ bg_video_src_mp4=”” bg_video_src_ogv=”” bg_video_src_webm=””][vc_column width=”3/4″ animation=””][vc_column_text css_animation=””]Whether hiking or bicycling this section of the canal, there is plenty to see and do. The canal offers astounding scenery, wildlife, and opportunities to visit interesting communities along the path – all can be captured with your camera. And with all the museums, shops and restaurants along your way, be sure to bring a bike lock.
This scenic section of the Illinois & Michigan Canal State Trail begins in LaSalle, where the I&M Canal meets the Illinois River. The trail continues east, alongside the canal to Ottawa on the Fox River. The trail runs between lakes and sandstone bluffs, like the breathtaking “Split Rock.” Turtles, herons, and beavers ply the waters next to the trail.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″ animation=””][vc_single_image image=”497″ alignment=”” style=”” border_color=”grey” img_link_large=”” img_link_target=”_self” css_animation=”” image_hovers=”true” img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row margin_top=”20″ margin_bottom=”10″ full_width=”” padding_left=”0″ padding_right=”0″ animation=”” type=”” bg_color=”” bg_position=”top” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_cover=”false” bg_attachment=”false” padding_top=”0″ padding_bottom=”0″ enable_parallax=”” parallax_speed=”0.1″ bg_video_src_mp4=”” bg_video_src_ogv=”” bg_video_src_webm=””][vc_column width=”1/1″ animation=””]
- Lock 14, LaSalle
- Downtown Utica
- Buffalo Rock State Park
- Ottawa Toll House, Ottawa
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