Illinois State Trails - Trails in Illinois

Explore Illinois trails and find comprehensive trail guides including Illinois trail maps, descriptions, photos and reviews.  Whether you’re getting outdoors for recreation, fitness, commuting or travel you’ll discover top trails for bicycling, hiking, running and more on TrailLink.com.  Get outdoors and explore all Illinois has to offer including popular trails like Fox River Trail (Algonquin to Aurora) and Glen Carbon Heritage Bike Trail (MCT Heritage Trail).  With more than 95 trails covering 1221 miles you’re bound to find one perfect for you.

Map	Rail-trail	Trail Name	State	Counties	Length (miles)
		Algonquin Rd. Trail/Paul Douglas Forest Preserve Trail	IL	Cook	7.80
		Bauer Memorial Path	IL	Winnebago	1.20
		Benld to Gillespie	IL	Macoupin	1.40
		Buffalo Creek Trail	IL	Lake	3.20
		Burnham Greenway	IL	Cook	5.30
		Busse Woods Trail	IL	Cook	11.20
		Centennial Trail (IL)	IL	Cook, Du Page, Will	13
		Chain O' Lakes Bike Path	IL	Lake	3.20
		Chicago Lakefront Bike Path	IL	Cook	18.50
		Constitution Trail (Bloomington-Normal)	IL	McLean	22.60
		Deer Grove Trail	IL	Cook	3.50
		Dekalb Nature Trail	IL	DE KALB	1.30
		Delyte W. Morris Trail	IL	Madison	2.80
		Des Plaines River Trail	IL	Lake	31
		Dorr Road Bike Path	IL	Winnebago	2.70
		El Paso Walking Trail	IL	Woodford	2.50
		Fermilab Trail	IL	Du Page, Kane	5.80
		Fox River Trail (Algonquin to Aurora)	IL	Kane, Kendall, McHenry	37
		Galena River Trail	IL	Jo Daviess	4.50
		Glen Carbon Heritage Bike Trail (MCT Heritage Trail)	IL	Madison	11
		Great River Trail	IL	Carroll, Rock Island, Whiteside	60
		Great Western Trail (DuPage Parkway Section)	IL	Du Page	12
		Great Western Trail (IL)	IL	De Kalb, Kane	17
		Green Bay Trail	IL	Cook, Lake	8.90
		Green Diamond Rail Trail	IL	Montgomery	4
		Grove Road Trail	IL	Kendall	2
		Harlem Township Bike Path	IL	Winnebago	1.60
		Hebron Trail	IL	McHenry	5.20
		Hennepin Canal Parkway	IL	Bureau, Henry, Whiteside	105
		Hononegah Recreation Path	IL	Winnebago	3.20
		Humphrey Trail	IL	Cook	2.90
		Illinois & Michigan Canal (Northern Section)	IL	Cook	8.90
		Illinois & Michigan Canal NHC	IL	DuPage, Grundy, La Salle, Will	68.50
		Illinois Prairie Path	IL	Cook, Du Page, Kane	61
		Interurban Trail	IL	Sangamon	5
		Jane Addams Trail	IL, WI	Green, Stephenson	16.35
		Joe Stengel Trail	IL	Lee, Ogle	7
		Joliet Junction Trail	IL	Will	5.80
		Kinstone Recreational Path	IL	Winnebago	0.60
		Leland Path	IL	Winnebago	2
		Lincoln Prairie Grass Trail	IL	Coles	12.90
		Lincoln Prairie Trail	IL	Christian	14.80
		Long Prairie Trail	IL	Boone, Winnebago	14.43
		Lost Bridge Trail	IL	Sangamon	5
		Lowell Parkway Bicycle Path	IL	Lee	3.50
		Madison County Transit Bluff Trail	IL	Madison	2
		Madison County Transit Confluence Trail	IL	Madison	18.50
		Madison County Transit Goshen Trail	IL	Madison	8.50
		Madison County Transit Nature Trail	IL	Madison	14.40
		Madison County Transit Nickel Plate Trail	IL	Bond, Madison	21.60
		Madison County Transit Quercus Grove Trail	IL	Macoupin, Madison	18.40
		Madison County Transit Schoolhouse Trail	IL	Madison	15.90
		Madison County Transit Watershed Trail	IL	Madison	5
		Major Taylor Trail	IL	Cook	7.20
		Mel Anderson Memorial Path	IL	Winnebago	2.70
		MetroBikeLink Trail	IL	St. Clair	4.70
		Millennium Trail	IL	Lake	10.70
		Moraine Hills State Park Trail	IL	McHenry	10
		North Branch Trail	IL	Cook	20
		North Shore Bike Path	IL	Lake	7.70
		North Shore Channel Trail	IL	Cook	6.70
		Northbrook Village Bike Path	IL	Cook	1.10
		O'Malley's Alley	IL	Champaign	0.50
		Old Plank Road Trail	IL	Cook, Will	22
		Palatine Trail	IL	Cook	15
		Pecatonica Prairie Path	IL	Stephenson, Winnebago	18
		Pekin Park Bike Path	IL	TAZEWELL	4.30
		Pennsy Greenway	IL	Cook	4
		Perryville Path	IL	Winnebago	6.70
		Poplar Creek Trail	IL	Cook	9.50
		Prairie Trail	IL, WI	McHenry, Walworth	28
		Rend Lake Bike Trail	IL	Franklin, Jefferson	20.60
		River Trail of Illinois (Carl "Bud" Schmitt Trail)	IL	Tazewell	7.30
		Riverside Recreational Path	IL	Winnebago	0.63
		Robert McClory Bike Path (formerly North Shore Bike Path)	IL	Kenosha, WI, Lake	26.50
		Rock Island Trail State Park	IL	Peoria, Stark	31.60
		Rock River Recreation Path	IL	Winnebago	6.70
		Rock Run Greenway	IL	Will	10.40
		Salt Creek Trail (IL)	IL	Cook	25.50
		Sam Vadalabene Great River Road Bike Trail	IL	Jersey, Madison	20.40
		Sangamon Valley Trail	IL	Sangamon	5.50
		Skokie Valley Trail	IL	Cook, Lake	9.80
		Stone Bridge Trail	IL	Winnebago	5.80
		Thorn Creek Trail (North)	IL	Cook	4.60
		Thorn Creek Trail (South)	IL	Cook	4.70
		Tinley Creek Trail (North)	IL	Cook	18.80
		Tinley Creek Trail (South)	IL	Cook	3.60
		Tunnel Hill State Trail	IL	Johnson, Pulaski, Saline, Williamson	47.50
		Valley Line Trail (Skokie Line Trail)	IL	Cook	1.10
		Virgil Gilman Trail	IL	Kane, Kendall	11.50
		Wabash Trail	IL	Sangamon	2.20
		Waterfall Glen	IL	Du Page	10
		Waubonsie Trail	IL	Kendall	1.90
		Wauponsee Glacial Trail	IL	Will	22.30
		Willow Creek Path	IL	Winnebago	2.60