Trail Length
The Shabbona Trail offers access points allowing a variety of trail lengths, but the length to earn the official Chief Shabbona Patch is the 15 miles (24 km) from Channahon to Gebhard Woods:
- 1 Mile: Stratton State Park to Gebhard Woods State Park
- 2 Miles: Stratton State Park to Gebhard Woods State Park and back
- 3 Miles: Gebhard Woods State Park to Chief Shabbona grave and back
- 6 Miles: Aux Sable Aqueduct (near Minooka, Illinois) to Gebhard Woods State Park
- 10 Miles: Dresden Lock to Gebhard Woods State Park
- 12 Miles: Gebhard Woods State Park to Aux Sable Aqueduct and back
- 15 Miles: Channahon State Park to Gebhard Woods State Park -
- Can also be canoed
- 20 Miles:
- Interstate 55 frontage road access to Gebhard Woods State Park
- Gebhard Woods State Park to Dresden Lock and back
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