128 Trails in Illinois

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Kinkaid Lake difficulty 3.0 Murphysboro
Stephens Park difficulty 5.0 moline
Sylvan Island Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Moline
Mokena Regan Road Trails difficulty 2.0 Mokena
Black Partridge Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Metamora
Martinsville Ridgelawn Biking and Hiking Trails difficulty 3.9 Martinsville
Trail D (The Fay Pickering Memorial Trails) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 ***** Marshall
Trail C (The Fay Pickering Memorial Trails) Advanced difficulty 3.0 ***** Marshall
Trail B (The Fay Pickering Memorial Trails) Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Marshall
Trail A (The Fay Pickering Memorial Trails) Advanced difficulty 1.0 ***** Marshall
The Fay Pickering Memorial Trails Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Marshall
Lincoln Trail State Park Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Marshall
Trail AA (easy A) (The Fay Pickering Memorial Trails) Intermediate difficulty 2.4 **** Marshall
Wauponsee Glacial Trail Easiest difficulty 22.0 **** Manhattan
Lirley difficulty 6.0 Makanda
Spring Lake Park Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Macomb
Route 66 Trail Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Litchfield
Fran DeLaCru difficulty 1.0 Litchfield
Lake LeAquaNa State Park Easiest difficulty 9.0 **** Lena
The Forge: Lemont Quarries difficulty 5 Lemont
Lansing Woods Trail difficulty 3.0 Lansing
Hidden heaven Easiest difficulty 1.0 * Lake Zurich
Stage Coach Access difficulty 15.0 Kinmundy
Jacksonville recreation trails difficulty 4.0 Jacksonville
Beargrease skillet Easiest difficulty 8.0 **** Homewood
Shoe Factory Woods Beginner difficulty 9.0 *** Hoffman Estates
Beverly Lake Beginner difficulty 6.0 *** Hoffman Estates
Paul Douglas Preserve difficulty 13 Hoffman Estates
Silver Lake Intermediate difficulty 4.5 *** Highland
Illiniwek Forest Preserve Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Hampton
Lake Glendale Easiest difficulty 13.0 *** Golconda
Sweet Woods difficulty 8.0 Glenwood
Skokie Lagoons Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Glencoe
Lake Storey Trail System Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Galesburg
Chestnut Mountain difficulty 5.0 Galena
Portage woods difficulty 4.0 Forest View
Calico Multi-Use Trail Easiest difficulty 8.0 **** Effingham
SIUE Beginner difficulty 8.0 **** Edwardsville
Kinsey Park Intermediate difficulty 4.0 ***** Edwards
Wildlife Prairie Park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Edwards
Farmdale Reservoir Recreation Area Intermediate difficulty 18 ***** East Peoria
I.C. Rail Trail Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Dixon
Des Plaines River trail singletrack (Des Plaines River trail) Advanced difficulty 0.0 * Des Plaines
Des Plaines River trail Beginner difficulty 56 **** Des Plaines
Nelson Park difficulty 2.0 **** Decatur
Horace B. Garman Park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Decatur
Waterfall Glen Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** Darien
Session Trail (Kickapoo) difficulty 0.4 Danville
Trail 1 (Kickapoo) difficulty 0.6 Danville
Trail 1a (Kickapoo) difficulty 3 Danville

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