United States

Illinois Trails

Browse 2,920 named hiking and mountain biking trails across Illinois, with maps, distances, and elevation profiles.

2,920
Named trails
7,531 mi
Total length
84
Counties
2,152
Hiking
1,196
Mountain biking
876
Campsites
1,084
Boat launches
134
Waterfalls
Outline map of Illinois

About trails in Illinois

Illinois has 2,920 named trails mapped across 84 counties, covering 7,531 miles in total, an average of 2.6 miles per trail. 2,152 of them are tagged for hiking and 1,196 for mountain biking.

The largest networks are Cook County (680 trails), DuPage County (233 trails), and Kane County (216 trails). The longest single trail in the state is Rockford Bicycle Routes in Winnebago County, at 79.1 miles. Across Illinois the map also carries 423 trailheads, 876 campsites, 134 waterfalls, 1,084 boat launches, and 6 rapids.

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Best hiking trails in Illinois
2,152 trails
Best mountain biking trails in Illinois
1,196 trails
Hunting in Illinois
144 hunt units · property lines

Top trails in Illinois

Rockford Bicycle RoutesMTBWinnebago County79.1 miGrand Illinois Trail - Mississippi Palisades State Park to Lake Le-Aqua-Na State ParkMTBJo Daviess County77.7 miLakefront TrailHikeCook County74.3 mibicycleMTBCook County72.6 miRoute 66MTBMcLean County65.6 miMain TrailHikeMTBDuPage County65.2 miMillennium TrailHikeMTBLake County57.6 miMCT Nickel Plate TrailMTBMadison County55.7 miGrand Illinois Trail - Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park to Rock Cut State ParkMTBStephenson County49.8 miFox River TrailMTBKane County46.1 miWest Branch DuPage River TrailMTBDuPage County45.4 miSouthern DuPage Regional TrailHikeMTBDuPage County45.3 miHennepin Canal ParkwayMTBBureau County45.1 miWauponsee Glacial TrailMTBWill County44.6 miGrand Illinois Trail - Maywood to LansingMTBCook County43.6 miConstitution Trail Illinois Central BranchHikeMTBMcLean County42.7 miMississippi River Trail (Illinois)MTBPike County42.5 miCal-Sag TrailMTBCook County40.5 miADT - Illinois (South) - J - Seg 3HikeRandolph County38.6 miArlington Heights BikewaysMTBCook County38.5 miADT - Illinois (South) - J - Seg 2HikeJohnson County38.5 miDes Plaines River TrailMTBLake County38.1 miMetro Bike Link TrailMTBSt. Clair County37.5 miOBT-5HikeCook County35.6 mi

Browse by county

Adams County
21 trails · 28.9 mi
Alexander County
5 trails · 9.8 mi
Bond County
3 trails · 3.6 mi
Boone County
16 trails · 27.9 mi
Calhoun County
10 trails · 12.3 mi
Carroll County
15 trails · 16.1 mi
Cass County
4 trails · 22.3 mi
Champaign County
64 trails · 71.3 mi
Clark County
7 trails · 8.0 mi
Clinton County
17 trails · 12.8 mi
Coles County
16 trails · 39.9 mi
Cook County
680 trails · 2,007 mi
De Witt County
11 trails · 23.4 mi
DeKalb County
20 trails · 51.4 mi
Douglas County
4 trails · 4.8 mi
DuPage County
233 trails · 716 mi
Effingham County
7 trails · 12.6 mi
Fulton County
3 trails · 1.9 mi
Gallatin County
42 trails · 84.3 mi
Grundy County
9 trails · 52.3 mi
Hardin County
16 trails · 77.7 mi
Henry County
12 trails · 87.0 mi
Jackson County
64 trails · 125 mi
Jersey County
35 trails · 63.4 mi
Jo Daviess County
24 trails · 107 mi
Johnson County
38 trails · 138 mi
Kane County
216 trails · 309 mi
Kankakee County
7 trails · 10.5 mi
Kendall County
17 trails · 28.9 mi
Knox County
14 trails · 6.7 mi
Lake County
148 trails · 467 mi
LaSalle County
25 trails · 106 mi
Lee County
19 trails · 19.7 mi
Livingston County
9 trails · 6.1 mi
Logan County
6 trails · 3.1 mi
Macon County
15 trails · 28.3 mi
Madison County
65 trails · 237 mi
McDonough County
20 trails · 22.6 mi
McHenry County
77 trails · 168 mi
McLean County
36 trails · 267 mi
Monroe County
9 trails · 9.6 mi
Montgomery County
7 trails · 4.4 mi
Ogle County
55 trails · 81.7 mi
Peoria County
106 trails · 145 mi
Perry County
3 trails · 2.1 mi
Piatt County
23 trails · 26.1 mi
Pope County
144 trails · 235 mi
Pulaski County
4 trails · 6.8 mi
Randolph County
4 trails · 39.1 mi
Rock Island County
28 trails · 64.9 mi
Saline County
22 trails · 21.7 mi
Sangamon County
10 trails · 50.6 mi
Shelby County
19 trails · 27.0 mi
St. Clair County
44 trails · 103 mi
Stephenson County
16 trails · 84.9 mi
Tazewell County
60 trails · 108 mi
Union County
34 trails · 85.6 mi
Vermilion County
30 trails · 42.2 mi
Wabash County
6 trails · 6.2 mi
Wayne County
4 trails · 12.0 mi
Whiteside County
6 trails · 24.4 mi
Will County
109 trails · 396 mi
Williamson County
13 trails · 24.7 mi
Winnebago County
71 trails · 248 mi
Woodford County
16 trails · 17.5 mi

Trails by town

Eddyville
88 trails nearby
Equality
42 trails nearby
Willow Springs
36 trails nearby
Simpson
32 trails nearby
Makanda
31 trails nearby
Peoria
27 trails nearby
Rosiclare
27 trails nearby
Brimfield
22 trails nearby
Junction
22 trails nearby
Orland Park
22 trails nearby
Grafton
20 trails nearby
Hanna City
20 trails nearby
Goreville
19 trails nearby
Naperville
19 trails nearby
Monticello
16 trails nearby
Palos Park
15 trails nearby
St. Charles
15 trails nearby
Charleston
14 trails nearby
East Peoria
14 trails nearby
Alto Pass
13 trails nearby
Savanna
13 trails nearby
Campton Hills
12 trails nearby
Carlyle
12 trails nearby
Colchester
12 trails nearby

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt .