About hiking in Jackson County

Jackson County, Illinois has 59 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 110 miles, an average of 1.9 miles each. The longest is Kinkaid Lake Trail, at 15.1 miles. 5 run 5 miles or longer.

All 59 hiking trails, longest first

Kinkaid Lake TrailHike15.1 mi River to River Segment 6 - Giant City to Alto PassHike13.5 mi River to River TrailHike8.5 mi Red Cedar TrailHike5.7 mi Horse TrailHike5.4 mi Mudline TrailHikeMTB4.7 mi Kinkade Lake NorthHike4.4 mi Gum RidgeHike4.3 mi Catalyst Loop (Touch of Nature)Hike3.3 mi Waterfall TrailHike3.1 mi Cove HollowHike3.0 mi Little Grand CanyonHike2.9 mi Fountain BluffHike2.2 mi 390aHike2.2 mi Old River to River - Alternate Segment 6 - Giant City to Alto PassHike2.1 mi Little Cedar LoopHike1.8 mi Campus Lake TrailHike1.7 mi Cedar Lake TrailHike1.6 mi Rend LakeHike1.5 mi Deer Run TrailHike1.3 mi Wolf Den Hollow LoopHike1.3 mi Old River to River TrailHike1.3 mi Trillium TrailHike1.2 mi Volunteer TrackHike1.0 mi Volunteer Track BHike1.0 mi Green Earth Pyles Fork Preserve TrailHike0.9 mi David Kenny TrailHike0.9 mi Piles Fork GreenwayHikeMTB0.8 mi Buttermilk TrailHike0.8 mi Kinkaid Lake North SpurHike0.7 mi Sphinx Tear CircleHike0.7 mi Maurice Webb TrailHike0.7 mi Beaver FeverHike0.7 mi String BeanHike0.7 mi Sweet Baby RayHike0.6 mi Connector B & CHike0.6 mi Attucks Park Walking TrailHike0.6 mi Oakwood Bottoms Pond TrailHike0.6 mi Green Earth's Brush Hill Preserve TrailHike0.6 mi Watering Hole (Johnson Creek)Hike0.6 mi Indian Creek TrailHike0.5 mi ShorelineHike0.5 mi Kinkaid Wildlife LoopHike0.5 mi Green BeanHike0.5 mi Fernlands Nature TrailHike0.4 mi Yellow JacketHike0.4 mi Kinkaid Lake NorthHike0.3 mi Pamona Natural BridgeHike0.3 mi De Soto Walking LoopHike0.3 mi Woodland Spur TrailHike0.3 mi MulliganHike0.2 mi Connector AHike0.2 mi Lean Bean PathHike0.2 mi Susan Schumake Memorial OverpassHikeMTB0.2 mi Stonefort TrailHike0.2 mi Oakwood Bottom Interp. BdwlkHike0.2 mi Devil's Standtable TrailHike0.2 mi Lower Eastern Star TrailHike0.1 mi Oakwood Bottoms Pond TraiHike0.1 mi

← All Jackson County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt September 2, 2026.