About hiking in McHenry County

McHenry County, Illinois has 56 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 53.6 miles, an average of 1.0 mile each. The longest is H.U.M. Trail, at 6.0 miles. 1 runs 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in McHenry County are like

By length, 35 are under a mile, 20 run 1 to 5 miles, and 1 is 5 miles or longer. 11 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Oak View Trail, at 1.9 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 55 easy and 1 moderate. Of the 56 with measured elevation, Moraine View Trail climbs the most, about 293 ft.

All 56 hiking trails, longest first

H.U.M. TrailHike6.0 mi Moraine View TrailHike3.3 mi VA Sterne's Woods TrailHike2.6 mi Brown TrailHike2.5 mi Hiking / Ski TrailHike2.4 mi Fen View TrailHike2.0 mi Oak View TrailHike1.9 mi Sunset Park PathHikeMTB1.9 mi Nature Loop (1.2 mi)Hike1.8 mi Kettle View TrailHike1.7 mi Prairie View TrailHike1.6 mi Peter J Exner Marsh Convervation AreaHike1.5 mi Entire Trail (1.98 mi)Hike1.5 mi Horse Trail Loop (1.35 mi)Hike1.4 mi South-East LoopHike1.3 mi Nature LoopHike1.3 mi Horse trailHike1.3 mi West Trail LoopHike1.2 mi Long LoopHike1.2 mi South-West LoopHike1.1 mi East Trail LoopHike1.0 mi Middle LoopHike0.9 mi 0.8 Mile LoopHike0.8 mi Timbertown PathHikeMTB0.8 mi South Loop (.75 mi)Hike0.7 mi North LoopHike0.7 mi Trail Loop (0.6 mi)Hike0.7 mi Short LoopHike0.6 mi 1.0 Mile LoopHike0.6 mi Sugar Maple Loop (0.4 mi)Hike0.6 mi McHenry River WalkHike0.5 mi Red TrailHike0.4 mi Trail Loop (0.38 mi)Hike0.4 mi Yellow TrailHike0.4 mi Walk PathHike0.4 mi West Loop (0.38mi)Hike0.4 mi Sugar Maple LoopHike0.3 mi Short Loop (.5 mi)Hike0.3 mi Trail to RiverHike0.3 mi Sky Dance TrailHike0.3 mi South TrailHike0.2 mi West Pond Loop (0.22mi)Hike0.2 mi [ROUGH TRACE]Hike0.2 mi Shady WayHike0.2 mi 0.9 Mile LoopHike0.2 mi PeninsulaHike0.2 mi deer pathHike0.2 mi Main Fen TrailHike0.2 mi Lower Paved Trail (0.25 mi)Hike0.2 mi Turkey RunHike0.2 mi (0.16mi)Hike0.1 mi Lion's Park Walk PathHike0.1 mi Whispering Oaks Trail PathHikeMTB0.1 mi Woodsrock Woods Walk - Intergenerational Nature TrailHike0.1 mi Embers MeadowHike0.1 mi Nannybery LaneHike0.1 mi

← All McHenry 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.