A rural drive west of Joliet

January 26, 2022

This rural drive starts west of Joliet and follows along the Illinois river, west through Morris and Seneca, then to Marseilles. The mapped route takes you back to the I-80, but you could just as easily continue west on 6 into Ottawa and then over to Starved Rock State Park.  

Drive 40 mi, about 1 hour.

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The route information is effective the date above and may be outdated. You should review the route for accuracy before taking the drive. The route is for the private purpose of the reader and driving the route does not make it a PCA sanctioned event and PCA insurance is not in effect during your drive.


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Map Point A

Start of route, near 150 S River Rd, Shorewood, IL 60404, USA

Head south on S River Rd

3.49 mi

Turn left onto W Shepley Rd

0.383 mi

Turn right onto W Canal Rd

2.56 mi

Continue onto E Wapella St

0.498 mi

Turn left onto S Wabena Ave

0.440 mi

Turn right onto McEvilly Rd

0.505 mi

Turn left onto County Rd 8000 E/N Ridge Rd

3.06 mi

Turn right onto E Hansel Rd

1.12 mi

Turn left onto Cemetery Rd

6.71 mi

Continue onto Armstrong St

656 ft

Turn left onto E Washington St

1.14 mi

Turn right onto N Division St

673 ft

Turn left onto E Jefferson St

0.475 mi

Continue onto Fremont Ave

0.430 mi

Turn left onto Ottawa St

1,010 ft

Continue onto Old Stage Rd

8.74 mi

Continue onto N 27th Rd

1,073 ft

Continue onto E Union St

0.787 mi

Turn right onto E 29th Rd/N Main St

0.673 mi

Turn left onto US-6 W/Hiawatha Pioneer Trl/W Jackson StContinue to follow US-6 W/Hiawatha Pioneer Trl

5.40 mi

Turn right onto E Bluff St

148 ft

Continue onto Rutland St

1.19 mi

Continue onto E 24th Rd

1.77 mi to

Map Point B

Near 3033 E 24th Taco Time, Marseilles, IL 61341, USA

End of mapped route

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