128 Trails in Illinois

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Hononegah forest preserve difficulty 2.0 Rockton
2. Kinkaid Lake difficulty 3.0 Murphysboro
3. Lirley difficulty 6.0 Makanda
4. Portage woods difficulty 4.0 Forest View
5. Woodyard park difficulty 6.0 Charleston
6. General Dacey (General Dacey Trail) difficulty 6.0 Shelbyville
7. Lansing Woods Trail difficulty 3.0 Lansing
8. Session Trail (Kickapoo) difficulty 0.4 Danville
9. Trail 1 (Kickapoo) difficulty 0.6 Danville
10. Trail 1a (Kickapoo) difficulty 3 Danville
11. Trail 2 (Kickapoo) difficulty 0.5 Danville
12. Trail 3 (Kickapoo) difficulty 0.5 Danville
13. Trail 4 (Kickapoo) difficulty 2 Danville
14. Trail 5 (Kickapoo) difficulty 2 Danville
15. Playground Loop (Kickapoo) difficulty 0.5 Danville
16. Trail 10 (Kickapoo) difficulty 5 Danville
17. Heaven & Hell (Kickapoo) difficulty 1.2 Danville
18. Trail 6 (Kickapoo) difficulty 0.4 Danville
19. Trail 7 (Kickapoo) difficulty 0.9 Danville
20. Trail 8 (Kickapoo) difficulty 0.6 Danville
21. Trail 9 (Kickapoo) difficulty 1.1 Danville
22. Weldon Springs Trail difficulty 2.0 Clinton
23. Mauvaise Terre Creek Trail difficulty 4.0 South Jacksonville
24. Raceway woods trail 2 difficulty 0.0 Carpentersville
25. Mokena Regan Road Trails difficulty 2.0 Mokena
26. Paul Douglas Preserve difficulty 13 Hoffman Estates
27. Martinsville Ridgelawn Biking and Hiking Trails difficulty 3.9 Martinsville
28. Shelbyville Bike Park difficulty 1.0 Shelbyville
29. Stephens Park difficulty 5.0 moline
30. Stage Coach Access difficulty 15.0 Kinmundy
31. Dorrance Park difficulty 5.0 Port Byron
32. Fran DeLaCru difficulty 1.0 Litchfield
33. Jacksonville recreation trails difficulty 4.0 Jacksonville
34. Newton Lake Beginner difficulty 5.0 * Newton
35. Spring Lake Park Easiest difficulty 3.0 * Streator
36. SIUC Touch of Nature Multiuse Trail difficulty 9.14 Carbondale
37. Caldwell Woods difficulty 0.0 Chicago
38. Herrick Lake Forest Preserve Easiest difficulty 5.0 Wheaton
39. Des Plaines River trail singletrack (Des Plaines River trail) Advanced difficulty 0.0 * Des Plaines
40. Pyramid State Recreation Area difficulty 17.0 Pinckneyville
41. Sweet Woods difficulty 8.0 Glenwood
42. Hidden heaven Easiest difficulty 1.0 * Lake Zurich
43. Toulon Rock Island Line Trail Easiest difficulty 20.0 ** Toulon, Wyoming, Princeville, Dunlap
44. Dupage River Single Track Trail Beginner difficulty 1.0 * Naperville
45. DuPage River Sports Complex Beginner difficulty 2.5 *** Naperville
46. Newton Lake Equestrian Trail Easiest difficulty 23.0 *** Newton
47. Jim Edgar Panther Creek Beginner difficulty 24.0 ** Ashland
48. The Forge: Lemont Quarries difficulty 5 Lemont
49. Chestnut Mountain difficulty 5.0 Galena
50. Marila Park Intermediate difficulty 7.0 *** Streator

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