16 Trails in Des Plaines, Illinois

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Skokie Lagoons Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Glencoe
2. Des Plaines River trail Beginner difficulty 56 **** Des Plaines
3. Deer Grove Beginner difficulty 10.0 *** Palatine
4. Salt Creek Singletrack Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Brookfield
5. Forest Glen Woods Intermediate difficulty 2 **** Chicago
6. Lakewood Forest (Snowshoe / Snowmobile) Beginner difficulty 3.0 **** Wauconda
7. Indian Road Woods Intermediate difficulty 4.0 *** Chicago
8. Thatcher Woods Beginner difficulty 5.0 ** River Forest
9. Harms Woods - Central Park Intermediate difficulty 0.0 *** Skokie, IL
10. Chicago River North Branch Trail Beginner difficulty 8.0 ** Chicago
11. Chipilly Woods Trail Intermediate difficulty 7.0 ** Northbrook
12. Hidden heaven Easiest difficulty 1.0 * Lake Zurich
13. Herrick Lake Forest Preserve Easiest difficulty 5.0 Wheaton
14. Caldwell Woods  difficulty 0.0 Chicago
15. Portage woods  difficulty 4.0 Forest View
16. Paul Douglas Preserve  difficulty 13 Hoffman Estates

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