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Addison, IL
Algonquin, IL
Alsip, IL
Alton, IL
Antioch, IL
Arlington Heights, IL
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Barrington, IL
Bartlett, IL
Batavia, IL
Beach Park, IL
Belleville, IL
Bellwood, IL
Belvidere, IL
Bensenville, IL
Berwyn, IL
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Bethalto, IL
Bloomingdale, IL
Bloomington, IL
Blue Island, IL
Bolingbrook, IL
Bourbonnais, IL
Bradley, IL
Bridgeview, IL
Brookfield, IL
Buffalo Grove, IL
Burbank, IL
Burr Ridge, IL
Cahokia, IL
Calumet City, IL
Canton, IL
Carbondale, IL
Carol Stream, IL
Carpentersville, IL
Cary, IL
Centralia, IL
Champaign, IL
Channahon, IL
Charleston, IL
Chatham, IL
Chicago, IL
Chicago Heights, IL
Chicago Ridge, IL
Cicero, IL
Collinsville, IL
Country Club Hills, IL
Crest Hill, IL
Crestwood, IL
Crystal Lake, IL
Danville, IL
Darien, IL
DeKalb, IL
Decatur, IL
Deerfield, IL
Des Plaines, IL
Dixon, IL
Dolton, IL
Downers Grove, IL
East Moline, IL
East Peoria, IL
East Saint Louis, IL
Edwardsville, IL
Effingham, IL
Elgin, IL
Elk Grove Village, IL
Elmhurst, IL
Elmwood Park, IL
Evanston, IL
Evergreen Park, IL
Fairview Heights, IL
Flossmoor, IL
Forest Park, IL
Fox Lake, IL
Frankfort, IL
Franklin Park, IL
Freeport, IL
Galesburg, IL
Geneva, IL
Glen Carbon, IL
Glen Ellyn, IL
Glendale Heights, IL
Glenview, IL
Godfrey, IL
Goodings Grove, IL
Granite City, IL
Grayslake, IL
Gurnee, IL
Hanover Park, IL
Harrisburg, IL
Harvard, IL
Harvey, IL
Hazel Crest, IL
Herrin, IL
Hickory Hills, IL
Highland Park, IL
Hinsdale, IL
Hoffman Estates, IL
Homewood, IL
Huntley, IL
Jacksonville, IL
Joliet, IL
Justice, IL
Kankakee, IL
Kewanee, IL
La Grange, IL
La Grange Park, IL
La Salle, IL
Lake Forest, IL
Lake Zurich, IL
Lake in the Hills, IL
Lansing, IL
Lemont, IL
Libertyville, IL
Lincoln, IL
Lincolnwood, IL
Lindenhurst, IL
Lisle, IL
Lockport, IL
Lombard, IL
Loves Park, IL
Lyons, IL
Machesney Park, IL
Macomb, IL
Marion, IL
Markham, IL
Matteson, IL
Mattoon, IL
Maywood, IL
Melrose Park, IL
Midlothian, IL
Mokena, IL
Moline, IL
Monmouth, IL
Morris, IL
Morton, IL
Morton Grove, IL
Mount Prospect, IL
Mount Vernon, IL
Mundelein, IL
Naperville, IL
New Lenox, IL
Niles, IL
Normal, IL
Norridge, IL
North Aurora, IL
North Chicago, IL
Northbrook, IL
Northlake, IL
Oak Forest, IL
Oak Lawn, IL
Oak Park, IL
Orland Park, IL
Oswego, IL
Ottawa, IL
Palatine, IL
Palos Heights, IL
Palos Hills, IL
Park Forest, IL
Park Ridge, IL
Pekin, IL
Peoria, IL
Peru, IL
Plainfield, IL
Pontiac, IL
Prospect Heights, IL
Quincy, IL
Rantoul, IL
Richton Park, IL
River Forest, IL
River Grove, IL
Riverdale, IL
Rochelle, IL
Rock Falls, IL
Rock Island, IL
Rockford, IL
Rolling Meadows, IL
Romeoville, IL
Roselle, IL
Round Lake Beach, IL
Saint Charles, IL
Sauk Village, IL
Schaumburg, IL
Schiller Park, IL
Shiloh, IL
Shorewood, IL
Skokie, IL
South Elgin, IL
South Holland, IL
Springfield, IL
Steger, IL
Sterling, IL
Streamwood, IL
Streator, IL
Summit, IL
Swansea, IL
Sycamore, IL
Taylorville, IL
Tinley Park, IL
Urbana, IL
Vernon Hills, IL
Villa Park, IL
Warrenville, IL
Washington, IL
Waterloo, IL
Wauconda, IL
Waukegan, IL
West Chicago, IL
Westchester, IL
Western Springs, IL
Westmont, IL
Wheaton, IL
Wheeling, IL
Wilmette, IL
Winfield, IL
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Arches Rail Trail
2.2 mi
State: IL
Dirt, Grass

Buffalo Creek Trail
3.2 mi
State: IL
Crushed Stone

Busse Woods Trail
11.2 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Cal-Sag Trail
13.8 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Carlyle Lake Bike Trail
10.3 mi
State: IL
Asphalt, Concrete

Chain O' Lakes Bike Path
3.2 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Chenoa Route 66 Prairie Trail
1 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Conservation District Trail
2.3 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Constitution Trail
43 mi
State: IL
Asphalt, Concrete

Danada and Herrick Lake Regional Trail
5.8 mi
State: IL
Crushed Stone

Deer Grove Trail
3.9 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Delyte W. Morris Trail
2.4 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Des Plaines River Trail
56.2 mi
State: IL
Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel

DuPage River Trail
33.1 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Eagle Points Trail
7.2 mi
State: IL
Asphalt, Crushed Stone

East Northbrook Trail
1.1 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

East Prairie Bicycle & Walking Path
1 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Effingham TREC
3 mi
State: IL
Concrete

El Paso Walking Trail (IL)
2.8 mi
State: IL
Crushed Stone

Fairview Park Trail
1.7 mi
State: IL
Asphalt
Accordion

Fox River Trail (IL)
44.6 mi
State: IL
Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone

General Dacey Trail
6 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Grant Woods Bike Path
5.9 mi
State: IL
Crushed Stone

Great American Rail-Trail
3743.9 mi
State: DC, IA, ID, IL, IN, MD, MT, NE, OH, PA, WA, WV, WY
Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone

Great River Trail
62.3 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Great Western Trail (DuPage County)
12 mi
State: IL
Crushed Stone

Great Western Trail (IL)
17 mi
State: IL
Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Green Bay Trail
8.9 mi
State: IL
Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone

Green Diamond Rail-Trail
4.3 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Greenbelt Bikeway
1.7 mi
State: IL
Concrete

H.U.M. Trail
3.5 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Hennepin Canal Parkway
104.5 mi
State: IL
Asphalt, Grass, Gravel

Hesse Trail
0.7 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Illinois & Michigan Canal State Trail
79.5 mi
State: IL
Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Grass, Gravel

Illinois Prairie Path
58.4 mi
State: IL
Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone

Jane Addams Trail
18.9 mi
State: IL
Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Joe Stengel Trail
7.9 mi
State: IL
Ballast, Grass, Gravel

John Husar I&M Canal Trail
8.9 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Joliet Junction Trail
4.3 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Kankakee River Trail
10.6 mi
State: IL
Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Kickapoo Rail Trail
6.7 mi
State: IL
Crushed Stone

Kishwaukee River Recreation Path
2.5 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Kishwaukee-Kiwanis Trail
4.5 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Kiwanis Park/West Side Trail
1.5 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Lake of the Woods Path
3.3 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Lexington's Route 66 Trail
2.2 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Lincoln Park Trail
0.9 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Lincoln Prairie Grass Trail
12.9 mi
State: IL
Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Lincoln Prairie Trail
14.6 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Long Prairie Trail
13.9 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Lost Bridge Trail
5.6 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Lowell Parkway Trail
3.5 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Lynn Boulevard/Westwood Trail
3.7 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

MCT Confluence Trail
18.7 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

MCT Ronald J. Foster Heritage Trail
12.2 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Millennium Trail
30.7 mi
State: IL
Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone

Moraine Hills State Park Trail
11.4 mi
State: IL
Asphalt, Crushed Stone

North Branch Trail
21.3 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

North Shore Bike Path
7.7 mi
State: IL
Asphalt, Crushed Stone

O'Malley's Alley Trail
0.5 mi
State: IL
Concrete

Old Plank Road Trail
21.7 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Oswego Prairie Trail
0.5 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Palatine Trail
9.6 mi
State: IL
Asphalt, Concrete

Paul Douglas and Crabtree Preserve Trail System
9.2 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Pecatonica Prairie Trail
14.3 mi
State: IL
Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Pekin Park Bike Trail
4.3 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Prairie Point Trail
2 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Prairie Trail (IL)
26.5 mi
State: IL
Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel

Prospect Heights Bike Path
4.2 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

River Trail of Illinois (Carl Bud Schmitt Trail)
9 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Robert McClory Bike Path
25.4 mi
State: IL
Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone

Rock Island Trail (IL)
38.2 mi
State: IL
Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Rock River Recreation Path
10 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Rock Run Greenway Trail
12.3 mi
State: IL
Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone

Sangamon River Trail
1.2 mi
State: IL
Concrete, Gravel

Stevens Creek Bikeway
4 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Stone Bridge Trail
5.8 mi
State: IL
Crushed Stone

Stone Mill Trail
1.5 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Techny Trail
3 mi
State: IL
Asphalt, Concrete

Thorn Creek Trail
17.2 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Timber Ridge Trail
1 mi
State: IL
Gravel

Tinley Creek Trail (South)
3.6 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Towanda Route 66 Parkway
7 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Tunnel Hill State Trail
55.3 mi
State: IL
Concrete, Crushed Stone

Valley Line Trail
1.1 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Veterans Memorial Trail
2.7 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Virgil L. Gilman Trail
11.4 mi
State: IL
Asphalt

Waterfall Glen
9.5 mi
State: IL
Crushed Stone, Grass

Wauponsee Glacial Trail
22.3 mi
State: IL
Asphalt, Crushed Stone
Trail Image Trail Name States Length Surface Rating
Opened in the Fall of 2012, Arches Rail Trail continues to be improved by an active local support group. It lies between Butler and Hillsboro, Illinois, along a section of an old 1850s route that...
 IL 2.2 mi Dirt, Grass
The Buffalo Creek Trail makes a loop around the scenic Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve in Long Grove. The crushed-gravel trail provides access to facilities throughout the park. Along the way, you’ll...
 IL 3.2 mi Crushed Stone
The Busse Woods Trail system is located within Ned Brown Forest Preserve, a 3,700-acre property in the northwestern suburbs of Chicago. There are 11.2 miles of paved trails for cyclists, equestrians...
 IL 11.2 mi Asphalt
The Cal-Sag Trail (or, Calumet-Sag Trail) is currently under active construction. As of early 2018, it has a competed section of about 13 miles, stretching from near its western terminus at the John...
 IL 13.8 mi Asphalt
The Carlyle Lake Bike Trail is located in one of Southwest Illinois's most popular recreational areas, just 50 miles east of St. Louis, Missouri—not far from that area's abundance of great trails, as...
 IL 10.3 mi Asphalt, Concrete
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
Time spent on the Chenoa Route 66 Prairie Trail is time shared with history. As rail-trails are ones built over the railbeds of earlier train lines, this “road-trail” is one built directly over...
 IL 1 mi Asphalt
North of the Sangamon River crossing, the Conservation District Trail closely follows Stevens Creek through a flat and dense wetlands forest on the west end of Decatur. South of the river, the trail...
 IL 2.3 mi Asphalt
The sprawling Constitution Trail covers nearly 42 miles throughout the Bloomington-Normal area. The trail was officially named and dedicated in 1987 in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the...
 IL 43 mi Asphalt, Concrete
This regional trail connects two of DuPage County's forest preserves—Herrick Lake and Danada—on a crushed stone pathway nearly 6 miles long. Together, the preserves cover more than 1,600 acres of...
 IL 5.8 mi Crushed Stone
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
The Delyte W. Morris Trail lies entirely on the campus of Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville (SIUE). It is named for the university's president at the Carbondale campus in the 1960s who helped...
 IL 2.4 mi Asphalt
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 56.2 mi Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel
The DuPage River Trail spans nearly 30 miles across two counties: DuPage and Will. It's currently open in several disconnected segments mainly in parks and forest preserves beginning in Warrenville...
 IL 33.1 mi Asphalt
Caution: While construction continues on the new I-270 bridge over the Mississippi River, be alert for trail restrictions or closings north of the parking lot access. The trail will remain open from...
 IL 7.2 mi Asphalt, Crushed Stone
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
Monticello is a small, central Illinois town steeped in a railroad history it still celebrates. Its Chamber of Commerce has offices and special activities in the historic downtown Train Depot. And it...
 IL 1 mi Asphalt
The first portion of the TREC (Trail Recreation Effingham County) system, totaling approximately 3 miles, is complete, although eventually 30 miles of county-wide bicycling and walking trails will be...
 IL 3 mi Concrete
The El Paso Walking Trail runs along part of an old railroad right-of-way through the town of El Paso, beginning at the city park on the south side of town and ending at a creek north of town among...
 IL 2.8 mi Crushed Stone
The Fairview Park Trail, in western Decatur, traverses the large and beautiful Fairview Park and connects (via roadway) to the park's various attractions: an aquatic center, lake, gardens, pavilions,...
 IL 1.7 mi Asphalt
Accordion
The 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...
 IL 44.6 mi Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone
The General Dacey Trail, which first opened in 2006, is a beautiful and richly varied trail located between the city of Shelbyville to the west and large Lake Shelbyville to the east. Its surface is...
 IL 6 mi Asphalt
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
The Great American Rail-Trail highlights some of the country’s most iconic landmarks, well-known geography and storied history across a 3,700-miles-plus route between Washington and Washington....
 DC, IA, ID, IL, IN, MD, MT, NE, OH, PA, WA, WV, WY 3743.9 mi Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone
The Great River Trail is a breathtaking journey along more than 60 miles of the Mississippi River in northern Illinois. In places, the paved trail follows the former spur route of the Chicago, St....
 IL 62.3 mi Asphalt
The eastern segment of the Great Western Trail in Illinois follows 12 miles of an abandoned railway corridor through DuPage County, between Villa Park and West Chicago. There are plans to extend the...
 IL 12 mi Crushed Stone
The western segment of the Great Western Trail in Illinois follows 17 miles of a former railway corridor through DeKalb and Kane counties, between LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve and the town of Sycamore....
 IL 17 mi Asphalt, Crushed Stone
The 9-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 8.9 mi Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone
Dedicated on August 5, 2000, the Green Diamond Rail-Trail was the first bicycling/pedestrian trail in Montgomery County. Partially funded by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the trail is...
 IL 4.3 mi Asphalt
The backbone of the Greenbelt Bikeway runs north–south along Copper Slough, passing through two large city parks divided by W. Bradley Avenue. In Dodds Park to the north, there is a spur west through...
 IL 1.7 mi Concrete
The H.U.M. Trail (a.k.a. the Huntley-Union-Marengo Trail) was planned to link all three of its namesake northern Illinois towns, but so far only connects Marengo and Union. Interestingly, the...
 IL 3.5 mi Asphalt
The Hennepin Canal Parkway, administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources as a state park, follows an old towpath along a canal opened in 1907 and quickly abandoned due to competition...
 IL 104.5 mi Asphalt, Grass, Gravel
Hesse Trail connects two neighborhoods and a park in the city of O'Fallon with plans to extend and connect it to other trails in the large Metro-East area. It is a short, completely tree-covered...
 IL 0.7 mi Asphalt
The Illinois and Michigan Canal State Trail follows the eponymous waterway alongside the Illinois River. It traverses the I&M Canal National Heritage Corridor, designated in 1984 and the first...
 IL 79.5 mi Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Grass, Gravel
The Illinois Prairie Path (IPP) was one of the nation’s first rail-trail conversions. It consists of five connected trail segments with three main branches that converge at Volunteer Park (West...
 IL 58.4 mi Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone
There’s no debating the historical significance of the Jane Addams Trail. Not only is it named for a Nobel Peace Prize-winning social activist who grew up nearby, but the trail also passes the site of...
 IL 18.9 mi Asphalt, Crushed Stone
The Joe Stengel Trail follows an old railroad corridor for 7 miles between the town of Polo and the much smaller community of Woosung. The trail corridor traces farm country along a route scattered...
 IL 7.9 mi Ballast, Grass, Gravel
The John Husar I&M Canal Trail is the northernmost trail developed on the Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor. The Illinois & Michigan Canal provided the final link in the water route...
 IL 8.9 mi Asphalt
The Joliet Junction Trail is a paved path that travels north–south through the west side of Joliet. It occupies an abandoned Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway corridor that in its last years was known...
 IL 4.3 mi Asphalt
The Kankakee River Trail is fairly wooded and runs primarily through Kankakee River State Park. Walkers, bicyclists, and cross-country skiers can enjoy more than ten miles of trail along the north...
 IL 10.6 mi Asphalt, Crushed Stone
The first 6.7-mile section of the Kickapoo Rail Trail in eastern Illinois opened in August 2017. Paralleling U.S. 150, the Champaign County rail-trail runs from Urbana east to St. Joseph along the...
 IL 6.7 mi Crushed Stone
The Kishwaukee River Recreation Path runs for 2.5 miles in Cherry Valley on the outskirts of Rockford in northern Illinois. The well-maintained, asphalt trail connects the Kishwaukee River Forest...
 IL 2.5 mi Asphalt
The Kishwaukee-Kiwanis Trail winds through the northern Illinois town of DeKalb, coursing along a river, through woodlands, among open spaces through parks and through suburban back yards. The trail...
 IL 4.5 mi Asphalt
Except for short-distance walkers, the principal attraction of the Kiwanis Park/West Side Trail is its connection to the other parts of Decatur's trail system. From its western terminus, one can...
 IL 1.5 mi Asphalt
This trail through the Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve shows off Central Illinois' great natural beauty. Starting from the west, the trail meanders through a wonderfully restored prairie. It passes...
 IL 3.3 mi Asphalt
One cannot travel this trail today without remembering the iconic highway on which it is built. The city of Lexington saw two alignments of Route 66. The earliest, which served from 1921-1944, went...
 IL 2.2 mi Asphalt
The Lincoln Park Trail runs along the wooded north banks of the Sangamon River. It's mostly flat with a few low hills. Visible from the trail are Decatur's Lincoln Park, some classic old neighborhoods...
 IL 0.9 mi Asphalt
The Lincoln Prairie Grass Trail runs 12 miles, much of the way along an old railroad right-of-way between County Highway 2 east of Charleston and the ball fields at 10th Street in Mattoon; an...
 IL 12.9 mi Asphalt, Crushed Stone
While you’re in the land of Lincoln, visit the Lincoln Prairie Trail to make the trip complete. Starting at the trailhead in northwest Pana, leisurely stroll along a paved trail that is nicely...
 IL 14.6 mi Asphalt
The Long Prairie Trail journeys across the width of agricultural Boone County for nearly 14 miles on the railroad corridor previously used by the Kenosha and Rockford Railroad, later known as the...
 IL 13.9 mi Asphalt
The Lost Bridge Trail, jointly managed by the Springfield Park District and the village of Rochester, is one of the area's earliest and most popular multiuse trails-even for locals taking a weekday...
 IL 5.6 mi Asphalt
The Lowell Parkway Trail runs through the charming town of Dixon, Illinois, boyhood home of Ronald Reagan. The trail occupies the rail bed of the old Illinois Central Railroad, between Lowell Park and...
 IL 3.5 mi Asphalt
The trail user can be transported from the bustling Westwood Fitness and Sports Center to a beautiful wooded trail that offers Elkhorn Creek on the far outer loop of the trail, a shelter at the top of...
 IL 3.7 mi Asphalt
Caution: Trail closures are occurring in two areas along the southern half of this trail: 1) near the construction site of the new I-270 bridge over the Mississippi River, and 2) at the construction...
 IL 18.7 mi Asphalt
You can make connections all over the countryside from the Madison County Transit (MCT) Ronald J. Foster Heritage Trail. The paved path travels 12.2 miles between the villages of Glen Carbon and...
 IL 12.2 mi Asphalt
The Millennium Trail currently spans just over 30 miles in two disconnected segments, but there are plans to extend it to 35 miles and connect it to the Des Plaines River Trail. The trail goes through...
 IL 30.7 mi Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone
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
The North Branch Trail follows the North Branch of the Chicago River over 20 miles through Cook County. The trail was originally a dirt path often used for horseback riding; though it’s now paved, an...
 IL 21.3 mi Asphalt
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. The trail is one of dozens in the Chicagoland area, all of...
 IL 7.7 mi Asphalt, Crushed Stone
O'Malley's Alley is a paved, half-mile trail through a residential area south of Kaufman Lake on the western end of Champaign. On Kenwood Road (at the eastern end of the trail), you can head south on...
 IL 0.5 mi Concrete
Running between the suburbs of Chicago Heights and Joliet, the Old Plank Road Trail offers views of oak trees and sugar maples, prairie grasses, and wildflowers that peek up through the...
 IL 21.7 mi Asphalt
The Oswego Prairie Trail is a short paved route that occupies an overhead electric utility corridor owned by Commonwealth Edison. The path forms a direct link between two parks in Oswego—Farmington...
 IL 0.5 mi Asphalt
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
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
The Pecatonica Prairie Trail, formerly known as the Pecatonica Prairie Path, is a 14.3-mile rail-trail extending from the western edge of Rockford to N. Farwell Bridge Road west of Pecatonica. The...
 IL 14.3 mi Asphalt, Crushed Stone
The Pekin Park Bike Trail traverses more than 4 miles between Allentown Road and the Illinois River at Pekin bridge. The trail does a loop in Coal Miners' Park and passes through Mineral Springs Park,...
 IL 4.3 mi Asphalt
The Prairie Point Trail is a scenic neighborhood route that connects twice to the longer Grove Road Trail. While never far from houses, the trail offers surprising scenery, including a stretch along a...
 IL 2 mi Asphalt
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 26.5 mi Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel
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
Running from East Peoria to Morton, The River Trail of Illinois was resurfaced in summer 2011. From East Peoria, the hiking and biking trail travels southeast along the old Illinois Terminal Railway...
 IL 9 mi Asphalt
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
Caution: As of August 2017, the trail is closed due to storm washouts from Mile 13.4 to Mile 13.9; this closure is located approximately 2.5 miles north of Princeville in Peoria County. The trail is...
 IL 38.2 mi Asphalt, Crushed Stone
The paved Rock River Recreation Trail winds throughout downtown Rockford and environs, following the east bank of the Rock River through Shorewood Park and Martin Memorial Park. Officially, the trail...
 IL 10 mi Asphalt
The popular Rock Run Greenway Trail is a balanced mix of natural areas and cityscapes that alternate over the length of the trail. The natural areas are frequented by recreational users. The...
 IL 12.3 mi Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone
Monticello is a small, central Illinois town steeped in a railroad history it still celebrates. Its Chamber of Commerce has offices and special activities in the historical downtown train depot. And...
 IL 1.2 mi Concrete, Gravel
The Stevens Creek Bikeway follows a scenic stream for 4 miles through neighborhoods and woodlands, connecting two parks (one at each end of the trail) on the western side of Decatur in central...
 IL 4 mi Asphalt
Built on a former rail bed dating back to the 1850s, the Stone Bridge Trail provides a crushed limestone pathway through rural countryside. A highlight of the trail is passage on Stone Bridge over the...
 IL 5.8 mi Crushed Stone
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
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
The Thorn Creek Trail offers a paved route traversing woodlands abundant with wildlife through several communities on the southern outskirts of Chicago.  The trail travels from Brownwell Woods in...
 IL 17.2 mi Asphalt
The Timber Ridge trail is located on the eastern side of the Timber Ridge Forest Preserve in west Chicago. The preserve offers several trails, fishing, picnicking, and is home to Kline Creek Farms,...
 IL 1 mi Gravel
The Tinley Creek Trail is currently in two segments. This southern segment is within the South Green Belt Forest Preserve between Flossmor and Matteson, just west of I-57. The trail traverses wooded...
 IL 3.6 mi Asphalt
The Towanda Route 66 Parkway is the longest and most developed of the Route 66 trails in northeast McLean County. Its centerpiece is the well-appointed, community-sponsored linear parkway within the...
 IL 7 mi Asphalt
A dark railroad tunnel and two dozen trestles crossing  streams and rocky ravines welcome visitors to the scenic Tunnel Hill State Trail as it travels 55 miles through forests and farmland in sparsely...
 IL 55.3 mi Concrete, Crushed Stone
Just 1 mile long, the Valley Line Trail—also known as the Sauganash Trail—extends between Bryn Mawr Avenue and Devon Avenue in the Chicago neighborhood of Sauganash. Two bridges allow for safe...
 IL 1.1 mi Asphalt
Although just shy of three miles, the Veterans Memorial Trail provides a wooded, paved trail experience for residents in the Chicago suburbs of Romeoville, Lemont, and Woodridge. Those seeking a...
 IL 2.7 mi Asphalt
The Virgil L. Gilman Trail travels from quiet forest and prairie lands to bustling neighborhoods in just 11 miles, linking a woodsy community college campus with the eastern Chicago suburb of...
 IL 11.4 mi Asphalt
The trail system in Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve makes a loop around the entire park. The preserve is geologically significant, featuring glacier-carved rock ridges, ravines and wetland potholes,...
 IL 9.5 mi Crushed Stone, Grass
In just a few short miles, the Wauponsee Glacial Trail leaves the urban confines of Joliet to bask in open farmland and reclaimed tallgrass prairie where the bison roam again. Named for a glacial lake...
 IL 22.3 mi Asphalt, Crushed Stone

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Des Plaines River Trail

Southern Trail

October, 2019 by chuckcaporale

I use the southern most part of Trail from Bloomindale Ave up to Ohare mostly. Trail is great, views, water at groves is close, only negative is all dead wood after flooding. I t can sit and block trails for months until its removed.

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O'Malley's Alley Trail

A waste of time . It is also not the safest area in Champaign

October, 2019 by windo6700

A waste of time . It is also not the safest area in Champaign

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Hennepin Canal Parkway

good trail for autumn ride

September, 2019 by vj.capalbo

Road from Hickory Grove Campground for about 17 miles. Almost to Anawan and back. Previous night there was a very heavy rain but trail was fine. It’s definitely not pristine but totally rideable. Saw lots of wildlife and birds. Very enjoyable and relaxing as almost no other riders. Cool fall day was nice —there’s so little shade. Would recommend. The campground is great for RVs and they have cabins too. Beautiful location with massive trees

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Accordion

Centennial Trail (IL)

Columbia Woods Bridge is Open

September, 2019 by tmoran11339

The bridge that crosses the DesPlaines River at the east end of the trail (along Willow Springs Road) has been replaced and is now open.

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Ridgefield Trace

2 WOMEN ATTACKED BY MAN WITH HAMMER ON CRYSTAL LAKE BIKE TRAIL 9/24/19 515pm7https://abc7chicago.com/2-women-reportedly-attacked-by-man-with-hammer-on-crystal-lake-bike-trail/5566978/

September, 2019 by pamelagb

2 WOMEN ATTACKED BY MAN WITH HAMMER ON CRYSTAL LAKE BIKE TRAIL 9/24/19 515pm7https://abc7chicago.com/2-women-reportedly-attacked-by-man-with-hammer-on-crystal-lake-bike-trail/5566978/

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Kinstone Recreational Path

Side trail that leads to others

September, 2019 by ericevan

It seems to me this should have been called the Hononegah Trail given it passes through the forest preserve and etches the road with the same name. Anyways, the far east part of this path stems off of the Old Bridge Trail which is a great place to bike. When you come off that trail and onto the Kinstone, you go through a small forested area before heading up a hill that starts you along Hononegah Rd. The trail is asphalt/cement and is in pretty good shape. As mentioned, it goes through the front section of the Hononegah FP where they have a bathroom, picnic tables and a water pump all near the trail. The trail ends just east of downtown Rockton but another path picks up that takes you past the Rock River and the downtown area.
There aren't many bells and whistles along this short path but it is a nice continuation to other trails in the area.

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Stone Bridge Trail

Continue the Long Prairie Trail

September, 2019 by ericevan

A month or so ago I rode the full length of the Long Prairie Trail. When I reached the Ronald Olson FP I realized that the trail continued as the Stone Bridge Trail. Having liked the Long Prairie Trail I marked the path for a future visit. That didn't take long, I was back a month later and ready to tackle the Stone Bridge and four other paths in the area with my son.
The Stone Bridge Trail is a very well kept limestone trail that only spans about 6 miles. Although short it features areas where you are in a gorge, then on a steep hill. In the middle you can get a history lesson by demounting and walking down the hill at the Stone Bridge site. At the base of the hill you can see the preserved site and read about its historic value.
At the northern base of the trail you can see where the train track line continues north. I sincerely hope they turn this into more biking trail that heads into Wisconsin.

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Waterfall Glen

great ride

September, 2019 by wargin

We rode the main trail and explored a few trails leading off the main trail on our mountain bikes. The only complaint is the lack of water. We are going back in a couple of days to do two loops and try more side trails. We will bring a cooler with our supplies

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Pecatonica Prairie Trail

On the decline

September, 2019 by halligan1201

I've used this trail for years. The past couple have seen serious decline in the trail's condition. It once was nicely and evenly packed with crushed gravel as recent as three years ago, but now most of it has been overtaken by grass and heavy rains have washed out parts of it. It's still passable on mountain bikes and fat tire bikes, but that's about it. I'm not sure why it has stopped being maintained but at the current rate, in another year or two nature will take it back completely.

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River Trail of Illinois (Carl Bud Schmitt Trail)

nice trail

August, 2019 by kerberbrian

Left from East Peoria getting through town was slow as crosswalks were not very speedy but it was a good ride some incline and well kept.

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Fermilab Trail

Good ride, Kirk Road is a mess

August, 2019 by mmaher001

We came thru off of Batavia Rd and was an easy no traffic ride. Easy loop back to Prairie Path Trail. Headed north on Kirk and is under construction and west side bike trail is terrible going up to Faybian Pkwy.

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Fox River Trail (IL)

Oswego to Algonquin and back

August, 2019 by kitekam

We’ve spent many hours on this trail since we started riding a tandem two and a half years ago. We live close the Virgil Gilman trail in Sugar Grove and have spent most of our time on the southern half of the Fox River trail north and south of its junction with the Gilman Trail. The Fox River Trail also connects with the Illinois Prairie Path and its spurs as you venture north of Aurora through Elgin.

Six weeks or so ago we decided that we would try to ride the entire length of the trail and back. We spent the last couple of weeks on the northern section of the trail making sure that we knew our way through the northern half which has a few sections that go around short breaks in the paved trail such as north of State Street in South Elgin and heading south into South Elgin where the trail meets Raymond Street, there is also a junction to the Elgin spur of the Prairie Path. If you cross Raymond Street, you’ll be on the Prairie Path which you can use to go around South Elgin. To stay on the Fox River Trail, do not cross Raymond – go around the corner to the right. Each of these practice runs also included the hilliest section of the trail between South Elgin and Batavia. Tandems are crazy fast downhill due to the mass and aerodynamics but riding up long hills takes a special kind of love!

Yes, the trail can be busy around the towns; especially on weekends. The same reasons we are attracted to this trail also brings out the people walking and families. We thought doing our end to end ride would be better on a Friday but there were a surprising number of folks enjoying the beautiful day with us. We’re just patient with passing and give a thank you as we go by. More so than some other trails, there are many surface crossings so this trail will not boost your average speed, but we find these limitations to be a reasonable trade-off for this well-maintained trail.

The ride yesterday was generally incident free and went according to plan and was our longest ride to date on the tandem. We started out with a rear derailleur skipping issue which was very annoying (you shift more on a tandem than a single) but a quick adjustment at our first rest stop and all was well. The only other issue was a bridge replacement over Poplar Creek just north of South Elgin. Last Sunday there was no sign of construction, but we approached yesterday to find the trail closed. We checked it out to find that the old bridge had been removed but the new one was not yet installed. Fortunately, we found an unofficial detour and continued. Southbound, there was a sign that indicated the trail would be closed through the end of the month.

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