Our Stay in New Grand Chain, IL
May 2025
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- May 10, 2025
- 365 mi
- ~ 6.5 hrs
Running the Down East Sunrise Trail
I found another perfect running trail close to our Airbnb, the Down East Sunrise Trail. This corridor is an 87-mile multi-use trail between Ellsworth and Ayers Junction. Before it was a trail, it was a railway. One of its well-known users was President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
I am always excited to find these converted rails because they are usually well-maintained, and they ascend or descend gently, so they are never too steep for a run. I enjoyed my three Ellsworth’s runs here, also because the weather, sunny but cool, was fabulous.