About trails in Champaign County, Illinois

Champaign County has 64 named trails on the map, covering 72.3 miles in total, an average of 1.1 miles per trail. That is the 11th largest mapped trail network among 65 counties in Illinois. 56 of them are tagged for hiking and 25 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Kickapoo Rail Trail, at 8.5 miles. 1 trail runs 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 12 campsites, 4 waterfalls, and 9 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Penfield, Homer, and Fisher.

What the trails in Champaign County are like

By length, 39 are under a mile, 24 run 1 to 5 miles, and 1 is 5 miles or longer. 4 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is North Waterfowl Trail, at 1.6 miles.

Of the 23 with a difficulty rating, 23 easy. Of the 64 with measured elevation, Shadow Lake Trail climbs the most, about 59 ft.

Explore by activity

72Total miles

12Campsites

9Boat launches

4Waterfalls

Kickapoo Rail TrailMTB8.5 mi 5-mile TrailHike4.4 mi Harold E Ruppel Mem Bike PathHikeMTB3.5 mi West Lake TrailHike3.4 mi Boneyard GreenwayMTB2.8 mi Carle at the Fields TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Oak Ridge TrailHike2.2 mi South Loop TrailHike2.1 mi First Street TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Green StreetMTB2.1 mi Prairie PathHikeMTB1.8 mi Point Pleasant TrailHike1.7 mi Greenbelt BikewayHikeMTB1.7 mi Oak Burl TrailHike1.6 mi Windsor RoadMTB1.6 mi North Waterfowl TrailHike1.6 mi Timberdoodle TrailHike1.5 mi Old Miners' TrailHike1.4 mi Sand Beach Cove TrailHike1.3 mi Sycamore TrailHike1.3 mi Flicker Woods TrailHike1.3 mi Roby TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Gregory DriveMTB1.1 mi Fourth StreetMTB1.1 mi Robeson Meadows TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Pipeline TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Boulware TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Dark Sky TrailHike0.8 mi Bottomland TrailHike0.8 mi Midland TrailHike0.7 mi Wright StreetMTB0.7 mi Prairie View TrailHike0.7 mi Shadow Lake TrailHike0.7 mi Collins Pond TrailHike0.6 mi Prairie TrailHike0.6 mi Basin LoopHike0.6 mi Northwoods TrailHike0.5 mi Bluebell TrailHike0.5 mi Simon TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Woodland TrailHike0.5 mi Sculpture Garden LoopHikeMTB0.5 mi Wildcat Slough TrailHike0.5 mi O'Malley's Alley TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Galaxy LoopHike0.5 mi Dogleg Loop GrassHike0.5 mi Rayburn-Purnell Woods TrailHike0.4 mi Southwoods TrailHike0.4 mi Boardwalk TrailHike0.3 mi Museum Meander TrailHike0.3 mi Beckman Quad WalkHike0.3 mi Wildflower TrailHike0.3 mi Walmart ConnectionHikeMTB0.3 mi Dr. Frank W. Kari WalkwayHike0.3 mi Armory AvenueMTB0.3 mi Hickman Wildflower WalkHikeMTB0.3 mi River LoopHike0.3 mi Campground PassHike0.2 mi Greenbelt Connector TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Greenbelt Bikeway (detour)HikeMTB0.2 mi Elks Lake TrailHike0.2 mi Floodplain TrailHike0.2 mi The Presidents' WalkHikeMTB0.2 mi Pawpaw LoopHike0.1 mi Paved LoopHike0.1 mi

Trails by town in Champaign County

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt September 24, 2026.