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Busse Woods Trail

11.6 mi

State: IL

Asphalt, Concrete

City of Franklin Hike and Bike Trail

1.5 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Deer Grove Trail

3.9 mi

State: IL

Asphalt

Des Plaines River Trail

56.1 mi

State: IL

Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel

Eisenbahn State Trail

24.3 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Fox River Trail (IL)

45.7 mi

State: IL

Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone

Glacial Drumlin State Trail

53.2 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Gravel

Grant Woods Bike Path

5.9 mi

State: IL

Crushed Stone

Kenosha County Bike Trail

7.9 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Millennium Trail (IL)

30.7 mi

State: IL

Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone

Moraine Hills State Park Trail

11.4 mi

State: IL

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

New Berlin Recreation Trail

7 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

North Branch Trail

25.5 mi

State: IL

Asphalt

Oak Leaf Trail

123.6 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Ozaukee Interurban Trail

30.1 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Palatine Trail

9.6 mi

State: IL

Asphalt, Concrete

Prairie Trail (IL)

26.4 mi

State: IL

Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel

White River State Trail

19.7 mi

State: WI

Concrete, Crushed Stone, Gravel

Beerline Trail

3.7 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Buffalo Creek Trail (IL)

5.5 mi

State: IL

Crushed Stone, Gravel

Accordion

Chain O' Lakes Bike Path

3.2 mi

State: IL

Asphalt

Green Bay Trail

6.5 mi

State: IL

Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone

Lake Michigan Pathway

14 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone

MRK Trail

4.6 mi

State: WI

Crushed Stone

Muskego Recreation Trail

7.5 mi

State: WI

Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel

North Shore Bike Path

7.7 mi

State: IL

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Paul Douglas and Crabtree Preserve Trail System

9.2 mi

State: IL

Asphalt

Robert McClory Bike Path

25.4 mi

State: IL

Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone

Seven Waters Bike Trail

18.6 mi

State: WI

Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Gravel

Stone Mill Trail

1.5 mi

State: IL

Asphalt

Techny Trail

3 mi

State: IL

Asphalt, Concrete

West Allis Cross Town Connector

0.9 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

East Northbrook Trail

1.1 mi

State: IL

Asphalt

Prospect Heights Bike Path

4.2 mi

State: IL

Asphalt

Lake Geneva Bike Path

8.9 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

North Shore Trail (WI)

3 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Prairie Farms Trail

1.8 mi

State: WI

Crushed Stone, Dirt

Racine-Sturtevant Trail

3.5 mi

State: WI

Asphalt

Trail Image	Trail Name	States	Length	Surface	Rating
	Busse Woods Trail The Busse Woods Trail spans the Ned Brown Forest Preserve, a 3,700-acre natural space in the northwestern suburbs of Chicago. The preserve—popularly just called Busse Woods—has a large meandrous lake...	IL	11.6 mi	Asphalt, Concrete	36 reviews
	City of Franklin Hike and Bike Trail The City of Franklin Hike and Bike Trail follows a corridor originally used by the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light, an interurban railroad in southeastern Wisconsin. The corridor was later acquired...	WI	1.5 mi	Asphalt	10 reviews
	Deer Grove Trail The Deer Grove Trail is one of several great Chicagoland trails located in properties of the Forest Preserve of Cook County. Deer Grove is the oldest of all the Cook County preserves. It's comprised...	IL	3.9 mi	Asphalt	8 reviews
	Des Plaines River Trail The Des Plaines River Trail runs alongside the Des Plaines River for just over 56 miles, protecting watershed habitat and forestland through much of Lake and Cook Counties. The trail is a natural...	IL	56.1 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel	94 reviews
	Eisenbahn State Trail The Eisenbahn State Trail gives a nod to Wisconsin’s German heritage in its name—Eisenbahn is German for “railway.” The strict translation, “iron road,” refers to the iron rails originally used as...	WI	24.3 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone	24 reviews
	Fox River Trail (IL) The Fox River Trail (FRT) was built on stretches of three former railroads: Chicago, Aurora & Elgin; Aurora, Elgin, & Fox River Electric; and Chicago & North Western. Today, it hosts a multitude of...	IL	45.7 mi	Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone	96 reviews
	Glacial Drumlin State Trail The 53-mile Glacial Drumlin State Trail between Cottage Grove and Waukesha provides a glimpse into the past when glaciers bore down on southeastern Wisconsin in the last Ice Age. Those gigantic sheets...	WI	53.2 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Gravel	60 reviews
	Grant Woods Bike Path About an hour northwest of Chicago, the beautiful Grant Woods Forest Preserve spans more than 1,000 acres, offering an outdoor respite of prairie, woodlands and marshes. The crushed limestone pathway...	IL	5.9 mi	Crushed Stone	8 reviews
	Kenosha County Bike Trail The Kenosha County Bike Trail runs for nearly 8 miles in two sections separated by couple miles with the city of Kenosha. About the Route The northern segment runs between 1st St....	WI	7.9 mi	Asphalt	8 reviews
	Millennium Trail (IL) The Millennium Trail spans just over 30 miles in two disconnected segments. The trail goes through forest, farmland, and the suburban neighborhoods of Lake County with a range of surfaces, including...	IL	30.7 mi	Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone	20 reviews
	Moraine Hills State Park Trail Moraine Hills State Park Trail offers a wonderful experience for any geology or nature aficionado. A moraine is an accumulation of earth and stones carried and finally deposited by a glacier....	IL	11.4 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone	9 reviews
	New Berlin Recreation Trail The paved New Berlin Recreation Trail runs straight as an east-west compass bearing for 7 miles through the western Milwaukee suburbs, from New Berlin to Waukesha. While it is void of trestles,...	WI	7 mi	Asphalt	24 reviews
	North Branch Trail The North Branch Trail follows the North Branch of the Chicago River for 25.5 miles through Cook County. The trail was originally a dirt path often used for horseback riding; though it’s now paved, an...	IL	25.5 mi	Asphalt	45 reviews
	Oak Leaf Trail The Oak Leaf Trail is the jewel in the crown of Milwaukee County’s extensive trail system. The trail meanders for 123 miles in and around the city of Milwaukee on a changing terrain of flat rural...	WI	123.6 mi	Asphalt	48 reviews
	Ozaukee Interurban Trail If you’re going to visit the historical communities that lie just west of Lake Michigan, why not use the former route of the venerable interurban railroad? The Ozaukee Interurban Trail stretches the...	WI	30.1 mi	Asphalt	35 reviews
	Palatine Trail The village of Palatine has connected many of its community assets with two long sections of off-road, multi-use trail. The more popular northern section is the one most references call simply and...	IL	9.6 mi	Asphalt, Concrete	9 reviews
	Prairie Trail (IL) The Prairie Trail runs the length of McHenry County and is managed by the McHenry County Conservation District. The rail trail spans just over 26 miles from the Wisconsin border and the farms and...	IL	26.4 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel	41 reviews
	White River State Trail The White River State Trail is a 19.7-mile trail composed of two separate segments: a 12-mile stretch that runs between Elkhorn and just west of Burlington in Walworth County, and a 7-mile section...	WI	19.7 mi	Concrete, Crushed Stone, Gravel	38 reviews
	Beerline Trail The Beerline Trail, named after the corridor that was once used by freight trains transporting the ingredients for beer to some of Milwaukee’s famous breweries, runs for 3.7 miles through central...	WI	3.7 mi	Asphalt	2 reviews
	Buffalo Creek Trail (IL) The Buffalo Creek Trail makes a 5.5-mile loop around the scenic Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve in Long Grove. The crushed-gravel trail provides access to facilities throughout the park. About the...	IL	5.5 mi	Crushed Stone, Gravel	5 reviews

Accordion

Chain O' Lakes Bike Path The Chain O' Lakes Bike Path is a paved trail that runs between E. Grand Avenue in Fox Lake and Grant Woods Forest Preserve to the east. The trail parallels the railroad track and Rollins Road/CR 31,...	IL	3.2 mi	Asphalt	9 reviews
Green Bay Trail The 6.5-mile Green Bay Trail runs parallel to Chicago's Metra commuter rail line north of the Chicago city limits. Stretching through North Shore towns such as Kenilworth, Winnetka, Highland Park, and...	IL	6.5 mi	Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone	17 reviews
Lake Michigan Pathway The 13.5-mile Lake Michigan Pathway keeps you in close touch with the sixth-largest freshwater lake in the world as it links rail-trails north and south of the port city of Racine. Along the way, the...	WI	14 mi	Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone	9 reviews
MRK Trail Racine County's eastern edge is home to the MRK Trail, a rail-with-trail that extends north from the City of Racine to the Village of Caledonia. Because Racine County standardized its signs several...	WI	4.6 mi	Crushed Stone	4 reviews
Muskego Recreation Trail The Muskego Recreation Trail follows a corridor originally used by the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light, an interurban railroad in southeastern Wisconsin. The corridor was later acquired by...	WI	7.5 mi	Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel	15 reviews
North Shore Bike Path The North Shore Bike Path runs for nearly 8 miles between Lake Bluff and Mundelein, paralleling State Route 176 for the path's entire length. About the Route The trail is one of dozens in the...	IL	7.7 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone	8 reviews
Paul Douglas and Crabtree Preserve Trail System The Paul Douglas and Crabtree Preserve Trail System connects two large nature preserves in northwestern Cook County. The trail begins at the Old Stover Trailhead in the Crabtree Preserve, near the...	IL	9.2 mi	Asphalt	12 reviews
Robert McClory Bike Path The Robert McClory Bike Path runs the length of Lake County, knitting together a string of communities on the north shore of Chicago all the way to the Wisconsin border. In 1997, the trail was named...	IL	25.4 mi	Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone	25 reviews
Seven Waters Bike Trail The Seven Waters Bike Trail is a scenic corridor stretching more than 18 miles north–south between Burlington and Muskego Lake into Waukesha County. The trail was originally three trails, locally...	WI	18.6 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Gravel	25 reviews
Stone Mill Trail The Stone Mill Trail runs between Lawrence Road in Harvard and Maxon Road in Chemung. The 1.5-mile, paved trail mostly parallels County Highway 17 (Ramer Road) and active railroad tracks, and will...	IL	1.5 mi	Asphalt	2 reviews
Techny Trail The Techny Trail links downtown Glenview, a charming village northwest of Chicago, with the Techny Basin, a scenic wetlands area adjacent to the West Fork of the Chicago River's North Branch....	IL	3 mi	Asphalt, Concrete	2 reviews
West Allis Cross Town Connector Although short, the West Allis Cross Town Connector represents an important start to a future link between three trails in Milwaukee County. The trail leaves from a junction with the New Berlin...	WI	0.9 mi	Asphalt	3 reviews
East Northbrook Trail The East Northbrook Trail is a 1-mile route through a wooded corridor adjacent to an out-of-service rail corridor in the Village of Northbrook. The trail provides access to residential neighborhoods,...	IL	1.1 mi	Asphalt	3 reviews
Prospect Heights Bike Path Prospect Heights has very few sidewalks, so biking, inline skating or walking are moved to the streets or in the parks. Don't underestimate the Prospect Heights Bike Path which is over four miles of...	IL	4.2 mi	Asphalt	12 reviews
Lake Geneva Bike Path The 8.9-mile Lake Geneva Bike Path runs through the scenic resort city, offering connections to many of the community’s amenities. The trail has five unique, color-coded segments. The Lake Geneva Bike...	WI	8.9 mi	Asphalt	4 reviews
North Shore Trail (WI) Racine’s southeastern neighborhoods are home to the North Shore Trail, which extends south to the Racine–Kenosha county line. Because Racine County standardized its signs several years ago, you won't...	WI	3 mi	Asphalt	1 reviews
Prairie Farms Trail With farmland to the east and the Des Plaines River Floodplain to the west, this picturesque trail is a relaxing adventure on two feet or on wheels. The crushed stone trail runs from Prairie Springs...	WI	1.8 mi	Crushed Stone, Dirt	0 reviews
Racine-Sturtevant Trail The Racine-Sturtevant Trail runs for 3.5 miles from the western side of Racine to near the eastern edge of the Village of Sturtevant. The trail occupies an abandoned rail corridor for most of its...	WI	3.5 mi	Asphalt	0 reviews

Recent Trail Reviews

Seven Waters Bike Trail

flat

June, 2026 by sterp8

I think it was a nice trail. We started out in Rochester and went north Very flat so there is constant pedaling. Good signage. No bathrooms until Meyer Park or Heg park and pray they are open.

White River State Trail

Update!

June, 2026 by b7ggzfh8h9

As of June 15th, the trail is now open between Burlington and Lyon.

Millennium Trail (IL)

Review of Northern Section

June, 2026 by tandemlovers

We rode the entire northern section this spring. 10 miles one way. Best place to park if you want to start in Round Lake Beach is the Round Lake Beach Elementary School parking lot. It's about a block and a half off the trail near the west terminus.
Most of the trail is well manicured fine limestone. Very good condition throughout. Scenery is excellent.
The signage is ok. Some intersections are well marked and others not marked at all.
There are several spur loops and many neighborhood access spurs. Use a map, these can get very confusing.
It loses a star for the signage and some rather intimidating grade crossings near the west end.

Accordion

White River State Trail

Between Spring Valley road trailhead and Lyon the trail was closed due to 2 bridges being washed out

May, 2026 by fredklausegger

Between Spring Valley road trailhead and Lyon the trail was closed due to 2 bridges being washed out

Muskego Recreation Trail

Beautiful trail with varying gravel conditions

May, 2026 by nkanute

great gravel cycling! Everyone complaining must be riding some skinny tires or should stick to the oak leaf- this was a very fun ride (I run 40mm semi slick tires and had no issues)

Moraine Hills State Park Trail

My wife and I just purchased two e-Bikes and decided to use this place for our maiden voyage. This was also our first time at this state park. We really enjoyed the tails and the nature. We will be returning with cameras and fishing poles.

May, 2026 by garyboutte

My wife and I just purchased two e-Bikes and decided to use this place for our maiden voyage. This was also our first time at this state park. We really enjoyed the tails and the nature. We will be returning with cameras and fishing poles.

Northwestern University Lakefill

a simple, short loop

May, 2026 by vivekipsingh

Simple, short loop. You will end up sharing the loop with a lot more people when the weather gets good

Kenosha County Bike Trail

Lots of shade and well maintained

April, 2026 by gypsycyn

A short but pleasant ride, with lots of shade, smaller wildlife, rest benches, even a couple pet stops with water dishes for the fur babies.

Muskego Recreation Trail

If you continue on this trail west of 164 you will reach the Fox River and there is no bridge

March, 2026 by fredklausegger

If you continue on this trail west of 164 you will reach the Fox River and there is no bridge

Busse Woods Trail

inline rollerblading

March, 2026 by goldengirl1998

Beautiful trail, love that it is more than 10 miles, but would not recommend for rollerblading. Much of the asphalt was cracked, and not sealed. It did not feel safe to be rollerblading on it, and did not love the vibrations from the asphalt shooting up my legs. Seems like a wonderful trail for walking/running/ and maybe biking.

Poplar Creek Trail

You need to cross several major roads, but the ride is beautiful!

March, 2026 by judy.meigel

You need to cross several major roads, but the ride is beautiful!

Prairie Trail (IL)

2026 ride in early March very rough

March, 2026 by w5q7jv7kc9

The trail from rusty nail north to Richmond was very rough and I lost the screws to my kick stand with all the bumps in the trail is there any plans to help smooth them out — I understand the horses share the trail but if they could help by staying to one side so us bikers have a chance on using the trail with out so many bumps dug into the paths¿

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