127 Trails in Illinois

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Blackwell Forest Preserve Easiest difficulty 9.0 *** Warrenville
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve Easiest difficulty 5.0 Wheaton
Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve Easiest difficulty 6.0 *** Naperville
Joe Orr Woods Easiest difficulty 0.0 *** Chicago Heights
Yankee Woods Easiest difficulty 0.0 *** Oak Forest
Hidden heaven Easiest difficulty 1.0 * Lake Zurich
Toulon Rock Island Line Trail Easiest difficulty 20.0 ** Toulon, Wyoming, Princeville, Dunlap
Waterfall Glen Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** Darien
Calico Multi-Use Trail Easiest difficulty 8.0 **** Effingham
Lake Glendale Easiest difficulty 13.0 *** Golconda
Dupage River Single Track Trail Beginner difficulty 1.0 * Naperville
Beverly Lake Beginner difficulty 6.0 *** Hoffman Estates
Des Plaines River trail Beginner difficulty 56 **** Des Plaines
Jubilee Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Peoria
DuPage River Sports Complex Beginner difficulty 2.5 *** Naperville
Yellow loop trail (Palos Forest Preserve) Beginner difficulty 8 **** Palos Hills
Lakewood Forest (Snowshoe / Snowmobile) Beginner difficulty 3.0 **** Wauconda
Lincoln Trail State Park Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Marshall
Newton Lake Beginner difficulty 5.0 * Newton
Jim Edgar Panther Creek Beginner difficulty 24.0 ** Ashland
Shoe Factory Woods Beginner difficulty 9.0 *** Hoffman Estates
Salt Creek Singletrack Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Brookfield
Thatcher Woods Beginner difficulty 5.0 ** River Forest
Deer Grove Beginner difficulty 10.0 *** Palatine
Chicago River North Branch Trail Beginner difficulty 8.0 ** Chicago
Prairie Trail Beginner difficulty 20.0 *** Crystal Lake
Espenscheid Forest Perserve Beginner difficulty 3.0 **** Rockford, Il
New Salem Beginner difficulty 4.0 *** Petersburg
SIUE Beginner difficulty 8.0 **** Edwardsville
Kokemill Beginner difficulty 1.0 *** Springfield
Knoch Knolls Beginner difficulty 10 *** Naperville
Trail D (The Fay Pickering Memorial Trails) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 ***** Marshall
Kinsey Park Intermediate difficulty 4.0 ***** Edwards
Spears Woods (Palos Forest Preserve) Intermediate difficulty 2.7 *** Willow Springs
Indian Road Woods Intermediate difficulty 4.0 *** Chicago
Chipilly Woods Trail Intermediate difficulty 7.0 ** Northbrook
Silver Lake Intermediate difficulty 4.5 *** Highland
Polecat Creek Trail Intermediate difficulty 1 *** Springfield
Trail AA (easy A) (The Fay Pickering Memorial Trails) Intermediate difficulty 2.4 **** Marshall
Skokie Lagoons Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Glencoe
Horace B. Garman Park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Decatur
I.C. Rail Trail Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Dixon
Dirksen Park Intermediate difficulty 9.0 ***** Pekin
Raceway Woods Intermediate difficulty 8 **** Carpentersville
Rock Cut State Park Intermediate difficulty 8 **** Rockford
Route 66 Trail Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Litchfield
Farmdale Reservoir Recreation Area Intermediate difficulty 18 ***** East Peoria
Comlara Park Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Bloomington-Normal
Illiniwek Forest Preserve Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Hampton
Camp Camfield Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Sullivan

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