128 Trails in Illinois

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Jacksonville recreation trails difficulty 4.0 Jacksonville
General Dacy Mountain Bike Extension (General Dacey Trail) Advanced difficulty 4.0 **** Shelbyville
I.C. Rail Trail Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Dixon
New Salem Beginner difficulty 4.0 *** Petersburg
Indian Road Woods Intermediate difficulty 4.0 *** Chicago
Silver Lake Intermediate difficulty 4.5 *** Highland
Dorrance Park difficulty 5.0 Port Byron
Chestnut Mountain difficulty 5.0 Galena
Horace B. Garman Park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Decatur
General Dacey Trail Intermediate difficulty 5.0 *** Shelbyville
Stephens Park difficulty 5.0 moline
Lake Storey Trail System Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Galesburg
Newton Lake Beginner difficulty 5.0 * Newton
Beulah Park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Zion
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve Easiest difficulty 5.0 Wheaton
Illiniwek Forest Preserve Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Hampton
Wildlife Prairie Park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Edwards
Sylvan Island Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Moline
Thatcher Woods Beginner difficulty 5.0 ** River Forest
The Forge: Lemont Quarries difficulty 5 Lemont
Trail 10 (Kickapoo) difficulty 5 Danville
Lirley difficulty 6.0 Makanda
Woodyard park difficulty 6.0 Charleston
General Dacey (General Dacey Trail) difficulty 6.0 Shelbyville
Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve Easiest difficulty 6.0 *** Naperville
Lake View Park Trails Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Charleston
Beverly Lake Beginner difficulty 6.0 *** Hoffman Estates
Black Partridge Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Metamora
Rend Lake Mountain Bike Trail difficulty 6 Benton
Atwood Silent Sports Trail Intermediate difficulty 6.5 *** New Milford
Route 66 Trail Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Litchfield
Marila Park Intermediate difficulty 7.0 *** Streator
Camp Camfield Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Sullivan
Chipilly Woods Trail Intermediate difficulty 7.0 ** Northbrook
East Lick Creek Trail Intermediate difficulty 7 **** Springfield
Skokie Lagoons Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Glencoe
Yellow loop trail (Palos Forest Preserve) Beginner difficulty 8 **** Palos Hills
Sweet Woods difficulty 8.0 Glenwood
Beargrease skillet Easiest difficulty 8.0 **** Homewood
Lincoln Trail State Park Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Marshall
Calico Multi-Use Trail Easiest difficulty 8.0 **** Effingham
Raceway Woods Intermediate difficulty 8 **** Carpentersville
SIUE Beginner difficulty 8.0 **** Edwardsville
Rock Cut State Park Intermediate difficulty 8 **** Rockford
Chicago River North Branch Trail Beginner difficulty 8.0 ** Chicago
Spring Creek Greenway trail Easiest difficulty 9.0 **** New Lenox
Lake LeAquaNa State Park Easiest difficulty 9.0 **** Lena
Blackwell Forest Preserve Easiest difficulty 9.0 *** Warrenville
Shoe Factory Woods Beginner difficulty 9.0 *** Hoffman Estates
Dirksen Park Intermediate difficulty 9.0 ***** Pekin

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