128 Trails in Illinois
| Rank | Trail Name | Difficulty | Length (mi) | Rating | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Palos Forest Preserve | Intermediate | 0 |   |
Palos Hills |
| 2. | Saw Wee Kee Park | Advanced | 10 |  |
Oswego |
| 3. | Kickapoo | Intermediate | 14 | |
Oakwood |
| 4. | Farmdale Reservoir Recreation Area | Intermediate | 18 | |
East Peoria |
| 5. | Bullfrog Lake Forest Preserve (Palos Forest Preserve) | Advanced | 50 | |
Willow Springs |
| 6. | Raceway Woods | Intermediate | 8 | |
Carpentersville |
| 7. | The Fay Pickering Memorial Trails | Intermediate | 10.0 | |
Marshall |
| 8. | Indy | Intermediate | 12.0 | |
North Pekin |
| 9. | Big Marsh Bike Park | Easiest | 40.0 | |
Chicago |
| 10. | Knoch Knolls | Beginner | 10 | |
Naperville |
| 11. | Dirksen Park | Intermediate | 9.0 | |
Pekin |
| 12. | Beulah Park | Intermediate | 5.0 | |
Zion |
| 13. | Wildlife Prairie Park | Intermediate | 5.0 | |
Edwards |
| 14. | Comlara Park | Intermediate | 12.0 | |
Bloomington-Normal |
| 15. | Illiniwek Forest Preserve | Intermediate | 5.0 | |
Hampton |
| 16. | SIUE | Beginner | 8.0 | |
Edwardsville |
| 17. | Black Partridge | Intermediate | 6.0 | |
Metamora |
| 18. | Camp Camfield | Intermediate | 7.0 | |
Sullivan |
| 19. | Rock Cut State Park | Intermediate | 8 | |
Rockford |
| 20. | Crawford County Forest Preserve | Intermediate | 3.5 | |
Robinson |
| 21. | East Lick Creek Trail | Intermediate | 7 | |
Springfield |
| 22. | Jubilee | Beginner | 10.0 | |
Peoria |
| 23. | Spring Lake Park | Intermediate | 10.0 | |
Macomb |
| 24. | Lake Storey Trail System | Intermediate | 5.0 | |
Galesburg |
| 25. | Skokie Lagoons | Intermediate | 7.0 | |
Glencoe |
| 26. | Sylvan Island | Intermediate | 5.0 | |
Moline |
| 27. | Horace B. Garman Park | Intermediate | 5.0 | |
Decatur |
| 28. | I.C. Rail Trail | Intermediate | 4.0 | |
Dixon |
| 29. | Waterfall Glen | Easiest | 10.0 | |
Darien |
| 30. | Des Plaines River trail | Beginner | 56 | |
Des Plaines |
| 31. | Espenscheid Forest Perserve | Beginner | 3.0 | |
Rockford, Il |
| 32. | Matthiessen | Intermediate | 10.0 | |
Oglesby |
| 33. | Deer Grove | Beginner | 10.0 | |
Palatine |
| 34. | Silver Lake | Intermediate | 4.5 | |
Highland |
| 35. | Route 66 Trail | Intermediate | 7.0 | |
Litchfield |
| 36. | Salt Creek Singletrack | Beginner | 12.0 | |
Brookfield |
| 37. | Lake View Park Trails | Intermediate | 6.0 | |
Charleston |
| 38. | Polecat Creek Trail | Intermediate | 1 | |
Springfield |
| 39. | Lehigh Memorial Park. | Advanced | 2.0 | |
Oglesby |
| 40. | Forest Glen Woods | Intermediate | 2 | |
Chicago |
| 41. | Atwood Silent Sports Trail | Intermediate | 6.5 | |
New Milford |
| 42. | Kinsey Park | Intermediate | 4.0 | |
Edwards |
| 43. | Spears Woods (Palos Forest Preserve) | Intermediate | 2.7 | |
Willow Springs |
| 44. | Kokemill | Beginner | 1.0 | |
Springfield |
| 45. | Lakewood Forest (Snowshoe / Snowmobile) | Beginner | 3.0 | |
Wauconda |
| 46. | General Dacey Trail | Intermediate | 5.0 | |
Shelbyville |
| 47. | Indian Road Woods | Intermediate | 4.0 | |
Chicago |
| 48. | Trail B (The Fay Pickering Memorial Trails) | Intermediate | 3.0 | |
Marshall |
| 49. | New Salem | Beginner | 4.0 | |
Petersburg |
| 50. | Trail D (The Fay Pickering Memorial Trails) | Intermediate | 2.0 | |
Marshall |
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