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Shelby County Trail Maps
19 named trails across Shelby County, Illinois, with maps, distances, and elevation profiles.
About trails in Shelby County, Illinois
Shelby County has 19 named trails on the map, covering 27.0 miles in total, an average of 1.4 miles per trail. That is the 31st largest mapped trail network among 65 counties in Illinois. 18 of them are tagged for hiking and 1 for mountain biking.
The longest single trail is Chief Illini Trail, at 7.7 miles. 1 trail runs 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 14 campsites and 23 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Findlay, Shelbyville, and Stewardson.
What the trails in Shelby County are like
By length, 11 are under a mile, 7 run 1 to 5 miles, and 1 is 5 miles or longer. 2 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is High Bluff Trail, at 0.5 miles.
Of the 19 with measured elevation, Chief Illini Trail climbs the most, about 2,164 ft.
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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt .