About hiking in Madison County

Madison County, Illinois has 58 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 66.4 miles, an average of 1.1 miles each. The longest is MCT Schoolhouse Trail, at 15.2 miles. 3 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Madison County are like

By length, 47 are under a mile, 8 run 1 to 5 miles, and 3 are 5 miles or longer. 4 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is MCT Watershed Trail, at 2.7 miles.

Of the 26 with a difficulty rating, 26 easy. Of the 57 with measured elevation, Red Trail climbs the most, about 337 ft.

All 58 hiking trails, longest first

MCT Schoolhouse TrailHikeMTB15.2 mi MCT Nature TrailHike12.4 mi MCT Ronald J. Foster Heritage TrailHike7.3 mi Horseshoe Lake Hiking TrailHike3.9 mi MCT Watershed TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi MCT Bluff TrailHike1.9 mi MCT Silver Creek TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi MCT Confluence Trail SpurHikeMTB1.2 mi Glazebrook TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Deer TrailHike1.1 mi Greenspace East Walking TrailHike1.0 mi F.E. Widman TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Beaver-Deer-Rock TrailHike0.8 mi Red TrailHike0.8 mi Heritage Connector TrailHike0.8 mi MCT Monarch Valley TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Triad Community School TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Gorenz RoadHike0.7 mi Beaver TrailHike0.7 mi Old Chain of Rocks BridgeHikeMTB0.6 mi Yellow TrailHike0.5 mi MCT Yellowhammer ConnectorHikeMTB0.5 mi Schoolhouse - Nature Trail ConnectorHike0.5 mi Mark Hall TrailHike0.4 mi Connection to HighwayHike0.4 mi Beaver-Deer TrailsHike0.4 mi Blue TrailHike0.4 mi Silver Creek Elementary TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Prairie Edge TrailHike0.4 mi Indian TrailHike0.4 mi Fox TrailHike0.4 mi Hutchinson Bird TrailHike0.4 mi Montclair Bike TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Bunny Rim RunHike0.3 mi Coyote TrailHike0.3 mi Carillon CrestHike0.3 mi MCT Riverbend TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Alton Bike PathHikeMTB0.2 mi Goshen - Heritage Trail ConnectorHike0.2 mi Rock TrailHike0.2 mi Beaver-Deer-Rock-Fox TrailHike0.2 mi Marsh WalkHike0.2 mi Old Blue Pool TrailHike0.2 mi Frog TrailHike0.2 mi Designated WalkwayHike0.2 mi PrivateHike0.2 mi Memorial Wood TrailHike0.1 mi Dogwood Dell TrailHike0.1 mi Owl Hollow TrailHike0.1 mi White TrailHike0.1 mi Poppy's PathHike0.1 mi Sycamore DrawHike0.1 mi All TrailsHike0.1 mi Whitetail Deer TrailHike0.1 mi North TrailHike0.1 mi Nut RidgeHike0.1 mi Nickel Plate TrailHike0.1 mi FrogHike0.1 mi

← All Madison 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 27, 2026.