About mountain biking in Lake County

Lake County, Illinois has 85 named trails tagged for mountain biking, covering 407 miles, an average of 4.8 miles each. The longest is Millennium Trail, at 57.6 miles. 19 run 5 miles or longer.

What the mountain biking trails in Lake County are like

By length, 29 are under a mile, 37 run 1 to 5 miles, and 19 are 5 miles or longer. 4 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Fort Hill Trail, at 15.5 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 85 easy. Of the 83 with measured elevation, Grand Illinois Trail - McHenry to Chicago climbs the most, about 1,019 ft.

All 85 mountain biking trails, longest first

Millennium TrailHikeMTB57.6 mi Des Plaines River TrailMTB38.1 mi Grand Illinois Trail - McHenry to ChicagoMTB33.8 mi Robert McClory Bike PathMTB21.7 mi Buffalo Grove Bike PathsMTB17.2 mi North Shore Bike PathMTB15.6 mi Fort Hill TrailMTB15.5 mi Chain O'Lakes Bike PathMTB14.4 mi Prairie Crossing Bike PathMTB11.4 mi Grayslake Bike PathsMTB10.2 mi Skokie Valley BikewayHikeMTB10.0 mi Skokie Valley TrailMTB9.6 mi Gurnee Bike PathMTB8.4 mi Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike PathHikeMTB8.0 mi Vernon Hills Bike PathsMTB7.4 mi Grassy Lake Yellow TrailHikeMTB6.2 mi Zion Bike PathsMTB5.9 mi Lincolnshire Bike PathsMTB5.4 mi Deer Park Bicycle PathsMTB5.0 mi Old School Yellow TrailHikeMTB4.8 mi Middlefork TrailMTB4.8 mi Riverwoods RoadMTB4.4 mi Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve TrailHikeMTB4.0 mi Middlefork GreenwayHikeMTB4.0 mi Casey Trail & GreenwayMTB3.6 mi Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Bike PathHikeMTB3.5 mi McDonald Woods TrailMTB3.1 mi bicycleMTB3.0 mi 14th Street Bike PathMTB2.7 mi Fox River Forest Preserve TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Lyons Woods Forest Preserve TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Yellow TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Blue LoopHikeMTB2.5 mi Washington Street Bike PathHikeMTB2.4 mi Casey TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi GB - Green Bay Trail - Lake CountyMTB2.4 mi Yellow LoopHikeMTB2.2 mi Pine Dunes PathMTB2.2 mi Long Grove Road Bike LanesMTB2.2 mi Chain O' Lakes Bike PathHikeMTB2.1 mi Deerfield RoadMTB2.1 mi QuentinMTB2.1 mi Lyons Woods TrailsMTB2.0 mi Pines Dunes Yellow LoopHikeMTB1.9 mi Libertyville Bike PathsMTB1.8 mi Bike/Walking PathHikeMTB1.8 mi Route 137 Bull Creek TrailMTB1.7 mi Green Bay TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Buffalo Grove Road Bike PathHikeMTB1.6 mi Everett Road Bike PathHikeMTB1.6 mi Almont Road Bike PathMTB1.5 mi Red TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Wheeling Bicycle NetworkMTB1.4 mi Aptakisic Road Bike PathHikeMTB1.3 mi Prairie Road Bike PathHikeMTB1.2 mi Old School Blue LoopHikeMTB1.1 mi North Cemetery Road Bike PathHikeMTB1.0 mi Hutchinson TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi McDonald Woods Lake TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi 9th Street Bike LaneMTB0.8 mi Libertyville Open SpacesHikeMTB0.8 mi North Almond RoadHikeMTB0.7 mi Bartlett Ravine TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Washington Street PathHikeMTB0.7 mi Spring Bluff Forest Preserve TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Weiland Road Bike PathHikeMTB0.7 mi Parade Grounds TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi 21st Street Bicycle TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Blue TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Half Day Road Bike PathsHikeMTB0.5 mi 21st Street Bike LanesMTB0.5 mi Olde Half Day Road Bike PathHikeMTB0.5 mi Pink TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Fox River Forest Preserve Preserve TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi McDonald Lake TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Millenium TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Ela RoadMTB0.3 mi Weschester ParkHikeMTB0.3 mi Lake Overlook TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Pine Dunes Yellow LoopHikeMTB0.3 mi Green TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Doug Dusthminer DriveHikeMTB0.2 mi White TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Fox River PreserveHikeMTB0.2 mi Path Connecting Park to Downtown GrayslakeMTB0.1 mi

← All Lake 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.