About hiking in Kane County

Kane County, Illinois has 172 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 136 miles, an average of 0.8 miles each. The longest is Blue Trail, at 3.7 miles.

What the hiking trails in Kane County are like

By length, 130 are under a mile and 42 run 1 to 5 miles. 31 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Raceway Trail, at 3.2 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 156 easy and 16 moderate. Of the 171 with measured elevation, Raceway Trail climbs the most, about 264 ft.

All 172 hiking trails, longest first

Blue TrailHike3.7 mi Longmeadow TrailHikeMTB3.3 mi Raceway TrailHikeMTB3.2 mi Northwestern Medicine XC CourseHike3.1 mi Illinois Prairie Path Batavia SpurHikeMTB3.1 mi Northwestern Lot Line TrailHike3.0 mi Brunner TrailHike2.9 mi North Loop TrailHike2.8 mi Illinois Prairie Path Elgin BranchHikeMTB2.7 mi Illinois Prairie Path Aurora BranchHikeMTB2.7 mi Nelson Lake TrailHike2.6 mi Prairie Loop TrailHike2.5 mi Woodland Loop TrailHike2.2 mi West Loop TrailHike2.1 mi East Loop TrailHike2.1 mi Outer Ring LoopHike2.1 mi Wild Turkey Loop (2.09 mi)Hike2.1 mi yellow trailHike2.1 mi North Ring RouteHike2.0 mi North Trail LoopHikeMTB1.9 mi Meadowlark TrailHike1.9 mi Coreopsis Trail (1.27 mi)Hike1.8 mi Great Prairie TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Coyote TrailHike1.6 mi Bobolink Loop TrailHike1.6 mi Lake Patterson TrailHike1.6 mi Prairie TrailHike1.5 mi Sandhill Crane TrailHike1.5 mi Schweitzer Woods Forest Preserve hiking pathHike1.5 mi Red TrailHike1.4 mi Meadowview TrailHike1.4 mi Black Oak Trail (1.35mi)Hike1.4 mi Central Connector TrailHike1.4 mi Scarab's RevengeHikeMTB1.4 mi Camp to Lake TrailHike1.4 mi Thornwood Retention PathHike1.3 mi Siegler Lake Loop TrailHike1.3 mi Lake WalkHike1.3 mi Grassland Loop TrailHike1.2 mi Chicago Great Western RailwayHikeMTB1.2 mi Red Pine LoopHike1.1 mi Horned Lark Loop (1.1 mi)Hike1.1 mi Mastodon Lake TrailHike1.0 mi Fifth Avenue Bike TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Green TrailHike1.0 mi Hickory Hollow Loop TrailHike0.9 mi North Forest TrailHike0.9 mi Central LoopHikeMTB0.9 mi Red Fox LoopHike0.9 mi Meadow TrailHike0.9 mi Central Loop TrailHike0.9 mi Inner LoopHike0.9 mi Prairie Hill LoopHike0.9 mi Walnut TrailHike0.8 mi Central Meadow TrailHike0.8 mi Main LoopHike0.8 mi South Woodland Loop Trail (0.8 miles)Hike0.8 mi North Grasslands TrailHike0.8 mi Old Quarry Road TrailHike0.8 mi Leekwanai Trail SouthHike0.8 mi Leekwanai Trail WestHike0.8 mi Prairie-Woodland TrailHike0.8 mi Railroad Prairie TrailHike0.7 mi Cross Country LoopHike0.7 mi Bluestem TrailHike0.7 mi Steffan's LoopHike0.7 mi Wood's TrailHike0.7 mi South Loop TrailHike0.7 mi orange loop trailHike0.7 mi Savanna TrailHike0.6 mi Milkweed Loop TrailHike0.6 mi Meadow Loop TrailHike0.6 mi Orange TrailHike0.6 mi Batavia RiverwalkHike0.6 mi Pink TrailHike0.6 mi Lake Loop TrailHike0.6 mi Creekside TrailHike0.6 mi Andres FlowHike0.6 mi Woodland TrailHike0.6 mi Songbird Loop TrailHike0.5 mi Brown TrailHike0.5 mi Central Loop Trail (0.5mi)Hike0.5 mi Lincoln ParkHike0.5 mi Trout ParkHike0.5 mi Beaver TrailHike0.5 mi East Creek TrailHike0.5 mi North Prairie TrailHike0.4 mi Black Maple Loop TrailHike0.4 mi Inner Loop TrailHike0.4 mi West Savanna TrailHike0.4 mi Bobolink TrailHike0.4 mi Valley Loop TrailHike0.4 mi Cattail WayHike0.4 mi Orchard Crossing Pond PathHike0.4 mi Creekbend TrailHike0.4 mi Eagle Scout LoopHike0.4 mi Hilltop TrailHike0.4 mi East Ponds TrailHike0.4 mi Swamp White Oak TrailHike0.4 mi Bluebird LoopHike0.4 mi Eastwoods TrailHike0.4 mi South Grasslands TrailHike0.4 mi Eastwood TrailHike0.4 mi Besinger WayHike0.4 mi Harmony Pointe Park PathHike0.4 mi Westwood Trail (0.35 mi)Hike0.3 mi Northwestern Connector TrailHike0.3 mi purple trailHike0.3 mi Ranch Road TrailHike0.3 mi N-S Connector TrailHike0.3 mi South Pond LakeHike0.3 mi Fishing Pond TrailHike0.3 mi Red Gate Bridge TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Bubo TrailHike0.3 mi Mallard Lake TrailHike0.3 mi Cutback TrailHike0.3 mi Illinois Prairie PathHikeMTB0.3 mi Winaki TrailHike0.3 mi Center Conn. TrailHike0.2 mi Old Cabin Trail (0.19 mile)Hike0.2 mi Red Gate TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi High Ridge TrailHike0.2 mi Brownie Scout Fairy Ring TrailHike0.2 mi River Front TrailHike0.2 mi Wet Meadow LoopHike0.2 mi Leekwanai Trail NorthHike0.2 mi West LoopHike0.2 mi Lower Field TrailHike0.2 mi Camping Loop TrailHike0.2 mi Golden Oaks ParkHike0.2 mi Southwoods LoopHike0.2 mi UNCONFIRMEDHike0.2 mi Doane's HillHike0.2 mi Big Turtle TrailHike0.2 mi Wood's Trail (South)Hike0.2 mi Crescent Hill TrailHike0.2 mi Camp Pond TrailHike0.2 mi (0.19mi)Hike0.2 mi South East TrailHike0.2 mi Old Oak Road trailHike0.2 mi South Border TrailHike0.2 mi Dolomite TrailHike0.2 mi teal trailHike0.2 mi Oak Glade LoopHike0.2 mi School TrailHike0.2 mi East Meadowlark TrailHike0.2 mi Sunrise KnollHike0.2 mi Volunteer Appreciation TrailHike0.2 mi Blue Heron LoopHike0.2 mi Forest TrailHike0.2 mi Airfield TrailHike0.2 mi Prairie Cutover TrailHike0.2 mi South Loop Cutover TrailHike0.1 mi Dogwood TrailHike0.1 mi West Pond WayHike0.1 mi Regional Trail ConnectionHikeMTB0.1 mi Welch Creek TrailHike0.1 mi Southwest Woodland Trail (0.14 mi)Hike0.1 mi Maple Sugar TrailHike0.1 mi East Loop Trail LoopHike0.1 mi South Street TrailHikeMTB0.1 mi North Hill Trail (0.14 mi)Hike0.1 mi Arrowhead Isle TrailHike0.1 mi Muddy Beach TrailHike0.1 mi North Loop Cutover TrailHike0.1 mi Fabyan Forest Preserve ParkHikeMTB0.1 mi Entry Loop TrailHike0.1 mi Baker Park foot pathHike0.1 mi Andres Acess PathHikeMTB0.1 mi teal loopHike0.1 mi Prairie SerpentineHike0.1 mi Big Jump AlleyHikeMTB0.1 mi

← All Kane 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 October 25, 2026.