128 Trails in Illinois

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Pyramid State Recreation Area difficulty 17.0 Pinckneyville
Prairie Trail Beginner difficulty 20.0 *** Crystal Lake
Portage woods difficulty 4.0 Forest View
Polecat Creek Trail Intermediate difficulty 1 *** Springfield
Playground Loop (Kickapoo) difficulty 0.5 Danville
Plainfield Bike Park difficulty 1.0 Plainfield
Paul Douglas Preserve difficulty 13 Hoffman Estates
Palos Forest Preserve Intermediate difficulty 0 **** Palos Hills
Old Plank Road Trail Easiest difficulty 22.0 **** New Lenox
Newton Lake Equestrian Trail Easiest difficulty 23.0 *** Newton
Newton Lake Beginner difficulty 5.0 * Newton
New Salem Beginner difficulty 4.0 *** Petersburg
Nelson Park difficulty 2.0 **** Decatur
Mokena Regan Road Trails difficulty 2.0 Mokena
Mauvaise Terre Creek Trail difficulty 4.0 South Jacksonville
Matthiessen Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Oglesby
Martinsville Ridgelawn Biking and Hiking Trails difficulty 3.9 Martinsville
Marila Park Intermediate difficulty 7.0 *** Streator
Lirley difficulty 6.0 Makanda
Lincoln Trail State Park Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Marshall
Lehigh Memorial Park. Advanced difficulty 2.0 **** Oglesby
Lansing Woods Trail difficulty 3.0 Lansing
Lakewood Forest (Snowshoe / Snowmobile) Beginner difficulty 3.0 **** Wauconda
Lake View Park Trails Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Charleston
Lake Storey Trail System Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Galesburg
Lake LeAquaNa State Park Easiest difficulty 9.0 **** Lena
Lake Glendale Easiest difficulty 13.0 *** Golconda
Kokemill Beginner difficulty 1.0 *** Springfield
Knoch Knolls Beginner difficulty 10 *** Naperville
Kinsey Park Intermediate difficulty 4.0 ***** Edwards
Kinkaid Lake difficulty 3.0 Murphysboro
Kickapoo Intermediate difficulty 14 ***** Oakwood
Jubilee Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Peoria
Joe Orr Woods Easiest difficulty 0.0 *** Chicago Heights
Jim Edgar Panther Creek Beginner difficulty 24.0 ** Ashland
Jacksonville recreation trails difficulty 4.0 Jacksonville
Indy Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** North Pekin
Indian Road Woods Intermediate difficulty 4.0 *** Chicago
Illiniwek Forest Preserve Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Hampton
I.C. Rail Trail Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Dixon
Horace B. Garman Park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Decatur
Hononegah forest preserve difficulty 2.0 Rockton
Hidden heaven Easiest difficulty 1.0 * Lake Zurich
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve Easiest difficulty 5.0 Wheaton
Heaven & Hell (Kickapoo) difficulty 1.2 Danville
Harms Woods - Central Park Intermediate difficulty 0.0 *** Skokie, IL
General Dacy Mountain Bike Extension (General Dacey Trail) Advanced difficulty 4.0 **** Shelbyville
General Dacey Trail Intermediate difficulty 5.0 *** Shelbyville
General Dacey (General Dacey Trail) difficulty 6.0 Shelbyville
Fran DeLaCru difficulty 1.0 Litchfield

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