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Explore the best rated trails in Belvidere, IL. Whether you're looking for an easy walking trail or a bike trail like the Seven Waters Bike Trail (Route of the Badger) and Lake Geneva Bike Path (Route of the Badger). With more than 106 trails covering 957 miles you're bound to find a perfect trail for you. Click on any trail below to find trail descriptions, trail maps, photos, and reviews.

Recent Trail Reviews

Peace Trail

Love it!

May, 2023 by prinner02

Thank you to all involved in the creation of this trail! A beautiful ride with open country/shaded paved paths with some road driving but it’s a very nice ride!

DuPage River Trail

Dupage River Trail-Royce Road access

May, 2023 by jcook1950_tl

Trail is in great condition, hardly any bumps and just a small hill climb east of the trout farm.
It can get congested on weekends/holidays.
Very scenic views with forested and open areas.
It is about a 5-mile round trip from Royce Road to Indian Boundary Park.
There is a 2 mile connecting loop from the trout farm that goes around Whalon Lake.

North Shore Bike Path

nothing not to like

May, 2023 by linnyhansen

Is what my cycling companions noted about this trail when we rode it to its end and back. The scenery is varied, there isn’t that much traffic (no Lycra Brigades) and the surface is nice and smooth. Yes, there are two places where you will cross busy highways, but there are stoplights in both places. We parked in the Lake Forest train station parking lot and took the Robert McClory to the trailhead in Lake Bluff. Another bonus: there’s a Culver’s and a Dairy Queen-type place along the trail. It also connects to other bike trails.

Accordion

Fox River Trail (IL)

beautiful ride

May, 2023 by waryjatka

Looked this up spontaneously and it was just a beautiful ride! Perfect date for my husband and I!

Salt Creek Trail (IL)

park at Dean Nature Sanctuary to avoid closure

May, 2023 by jilliannnelson

Today, we rode from Dean Nature Sanctuary to the 7-11 just south of Busse Woods and back. About 34 miles, from the parking lot of the Sanctuary. Good option during the 294 construction that has the path closed at that location. Some parts of the Salt Creek path are very bumpy.

Sugar River State Trail

Monticello Sugar River Bakery

May, 2023 by mverhulst

This is well worth riding off the trail with true home made baked goods. I had the best sugar donut in years. Monticello and New Glarus make this trail one to visit.

DuPage River Trail

DuPage River trail-Hammel Woods access (Will county)

May, 2023 by jcook1950_tl

Rode from hammel woods (on black road) north to trailhead at sunset park in plainfield then south back through woods to trailhead at jefferson street in shorewood, about 10 miles roundtrip.
North of black road the asphalt pavement is flat and in excellent shape. Trail goes from the woods parking lot then north under black road and through a wide prairie along the river with no shade. South of black road the trail winds through the woods with very little slope and asphalt pavement is in good shape. Easy riding all the way.

Badger State Trail

Trail Open North of Monroe

May, 2023 by tdbirch

I've contacted the Wisconsin DNR and received this update on the Monroe closure:

"Tracy – Thank you for your interest in the Badger State Trail. The Badger State Trail is fully open from north of Monroe, with only one detour around the tunnel near Belleville.

Last year a bridge was damaged and we were forced to close a section of the Badger State Trail due to this. This bridge has been removed and an at grade crossing installed. This was likely the area they were mentioning in the trail review."

Des Plaines River Trail

always a fun ride!

May, 2023 by stone.conroy

watch out for construction in the southern end of the trail—passable right now, but it may not be in a few weeks.

Salt Creek Trail (IL)

trail closed

May, 2023 by ssorenso2

Trail is closed at 294 underpass

Cheese Country Recreation Trail

Good ride with the right bike.

May, 2023 by eagleswing

If you ride on skinny high pressure tires and wear a lot of lycra, this trail may not be for you as other reviews indicate. However if you ride a mountain bike with good suspension and are reasonably fit, (I'm 63) it's a nice ride. There are always one or two jerks on ATVs but the vast majority slow down and give a friendly wave as they go past. I recommend weekday travel.

Stone Bridge Trail

love this path!

May, 2023 by ktgirlf21

I run/walk/ride it weekly! Peaceful, beautiful and flat!

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