34 Trails in Chicago, Illinois
| Rank | Trail Name | Difficulty | Length (mi) | Rating | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Palos Forest Preserve | Intermediate | 0 |   |
Palos Hills |
| 2. | Bullfrog Lake Forest Preserve (Palos Forest Preserve) | Advanced | 50 |  |
Willow Springs |
| 3. | Big Marsh Bike Park | Easiest | 40.0 | |
Chicago |
| 4. | Knoch Knolls | Beginner | 10 | |
Naperville |
| 5. | Skokie Lagoons | Intermediate | 7.0 | |
Glencoe |
| 6. | Waterfall Glen | Easiest | 10.0 | |
Darien |
| 7. | Des Plaines River trail | Beginner | 56 | |
Des Plaines |
| 8. | Deer Grove | Beginner | 10.0 | |
Palatine |
| 9. | Salt Creek Singletrack | Beginner | 12.0 | |
Brookfield |
| 10. | Polecat Creek Trail | Intermediate | 1.0 | |
Springfield |
| 11. | Forest Glen Woods | Intermediate | 2 | |
Chicago |
| 12. | Spears Woods (Palos Forest Preserve) | Intermediate | 2.7 | |
Willow Springs |
| 13. | Indian Road Woods | Intermediate | 4.0 | |
Chicago |
| 14. | Yellow loop trail (Palos Forest Preserve) | Beginner | 8 | |
Palos Hills |
| 15. | Old Plank Road Trail | Easiest | 22.0 | |
New Lenox |
| 16. | Thatcher Woods | Beginner | 5.0 | |
River Forest |
| 17. | Harms Woods - Central Park | Intermediate | 0.0 | |
Skokie, IL |
| 18. | Chicago River North Branch Trail | Beginner | 8.0 | |
Chicago |
| 19. | Beargrease skillet | Easiest | 8.0 | |
Homewood |
| 20. | Spring Creek Greenway trail | Easiest | 9.0 | |
New Lenox |
| 21. | Yankee Woods | Easiest | 0.0 | |
Oak Forest |
| 22. | Joe Orr Woods | Easiest | 0.0 | |
Chicago Heights |
| 23. | Wauponsee Glacial Trail | Easiest | 22.0 | |
Manhattan |
| 24. | Chipilly Woods Trail | Intermediate | 7.0 | |
Northbrook |
| 25. | Cap Sauers Holding | Easiest | 11.0 | |
Palos Hills |
| 26. | The Forge: Lemont Quarries | 5 | |
Lemont | |
| 27. | DuPage River Sports Complex | Beginner | 2.5 | |
Naperville |
| 28. | Hidden heaven | Easiest | 1.0 | |
Lake Zurich |
| 29. | Sweet Woods | 8.0 | |
Glenwood | |
| 30. | Herrick Lake Forest Preserve | Easiest | 5.0 | |
Wheaton |
| 31. | Caldwell Woods | 0.0 | |
Chicago | |
| 32. | Mokena Regan Road Trails | 2.0 | |
Mokena | |
| 33. | Portage woods | 4.0 | |
Forest View | |
| 34. | Paul Douglas Preserve | 13 | |
Hoffman Estates |
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