Rail-Trail
State: IL Length: 3 miles Surface: Ballast, Dirt, Grass
The 3-mile Arches Rail Trail, following the route of a former rail line dating back to the 1850s, connects the towns of Hillsboro and Butler in central Illinois. The trail's name stems from the two limestone arch bridges that span small creeks ...
State: IL Length: 1.40 miles Surface: Asphalt
This 1.4 mile paved trail connects the two small Illinois towns of Benld to Gillespie. There are plans in the works to connect this trail to the town of Staunton and from there to the greater Madison County Transit trail system.
State: IL Length: 3.40 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Delyte W. Morris Trail is a paved, two-lane route on the campus of Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, winding past Tower Lake. The trail is named for the university's president at the Carbondale campus in the 1960s who helped create ...
State: IL Length: 3 miles Surface: Concrete
This is the first portion of the TREC (Trail Recreation Effingham County) system that has plans for 30 miles of county-wide bicycling and walking trails. The trail is a wide and well-maintained ribbon of concrete that looks and feels new and ...
State: IL Length: 4 miles Surface: Asphalt
The General Dacey Trail, which first opened in 2006, is a beautiful and richly varied trail located between the town of Shelbyville to the west and large Lake Shelbyville to the east. Its surface is oil and chip throughout. The two northernmost ...
State: IL Length: 11 miles Surface: Asphalt, Gravel
The Glen Carbon Heritage Bike Trail forms part of more than 85 miles of rail-trails managed by Madison County Transit (MCT), which also runs busses equipped with bike racks for passenger convenience. The feel of the trail is a mix of suburban ...
Dedicated on August 5, 2000, the Green Diamond Trail, the first bicycling/pedestrian trail in Montgomery County, is an easy, flat ride. At 4-miles long, the trail is paved and free from motorized traffic, making it an enjoyable path for bicylists, ...
State: IL Length: 14.80 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Lincoln Prairie Trail runs between County Road 12 at State Route 29 west of Pana and Paw Paw Street in Taylorville. The trail parallels SR 29 for nearly the entire route. Built upon an abandoned rail bed, the trail includes four original ...
State: IL Length: 8.50 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Madison County Transit (MCT) Goshen Trail (formerly known as the Schoolhouse Connector) runs between Interstate 70/US 40 in Troy and the MCT Watershed Trail in northwest Edwardsville. The trail features two bridges and 10 tunnels, as well ...
State: IL Length: 14.40 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Madison County Transit Nature Trail stretches 14.4 miles between Edwardsville (adjacent to the Lewis & Clark Community College, N.O. Nelson campus) and Horseshoe Lake. The asphalt trail is one of several linked trails in the region and is ...
State: IL Length: 21.60 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
The Madison Count Transit (MCT) Nickel Plate Trail runs for 21.6 miles between Main Street in Alhambra and Old Edwardsville Road at State Route 162 in Pontoon Beach. The trail follows a greenway corridor through Glen Carbon and Edwardsville, ...
State: IL Length: 18.40 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
The Madison Count Transit (MCT) Quercus Grove Trail runs for 18.4 miles between 6th Street in Staunton and Schwarz Street at Springer Avenue in Edwardsville. The trail is mostly paved except for the sections between Jerusalem Road and Hazel ...
State: IL Length: 15.90 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Madison County Transit (MCT) Schoolhouse Trail is part of the Transit District's premier, 85-mile system of urban and suburban trails—many of which are former railroad corridors, all of which are linked with public transit. The trail ...
State: IL Length: 5 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Madison Count Transit (MCT) Watershed Trail runs between Wanda Road in South Roxana and High Street in northwest Edwardsville. The trail follows an abandoned rail corridor and is named for the Watershed Nature Conservatory that it borders. ...