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Hiking Trails in Illinois
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Hiking Trails in Illinois

584
Hiking
0 - 40 mi
Range
Illinois has 584 hiking trails. These trails range from 0 to 40.6 miles in length. The most popular trails are Greene Valley Forest Preserve Loop, Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Hike and Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve Loop. Trails.com member Marilyn S. recently completed Garden of the Gods Trail.
Best Trails in Illinois
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Piney Creek Ravine Nature Preserve.
Willisville, IL
6
Piney Creek Ravine’s secretive canyons hide the biggest display of prehistoric petroglyphs ...
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Starved Rock Hike
La Salle, IL
3
The leafy canyons of Starved Rock are a unique geological treasure, a vertical landscape ...
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Little Grand Canyon Trail
Jackson County, IL
3
Little Grand Canyon Trail is a hiking trail in Jackson County, Illinois. It is three miles ...
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Giant City Nature Trail
Union County, IL
3
Giant City Nature Trail is a hiking trail in Union County, Illinois. It is a mile long ...
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Deer Grove Trail
Deer Grove Nature Preserve, IL
3
Deer Grove Trail is a hiking and biking trail in Cook County, Illinois. It is within Deer ...
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Chicago Botanic Garden Hike
Glencoe, IL
2
If you love to see carefully selected flowers, trees, and bushes growing in perfectly ...
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Waterfall Glen Trail
Chicago, IL
2
While following this winding trail through the diverse and sometimes rugged landscape ...
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Volo Bog State Natural Area Trail
Volo Bog Nature Preserve, IL
1
Volo Bog State Natural Area Trail is a hiking and biking trail in Lake County, Illinois. ...
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Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve Loop
Oak Brook, IL
1
You may be surprised to find this much natural beauty just 20 miles from the Loop. Nearly ...
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Matthiessen State Park-Dells Area Hike
Utica, IL
1
Formerly a private retreat for a local industrialist, Matthiessen State Park features ...
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Kankakee River State Park Hike
Bourbonnais, IL
1
The first section of this river hike takes you along the wooded bluffs above wide sections ...
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Campanula Trail
Starved Rock State Park, IL
1
Campanula Trail is a hiking trail in LaSalle County, Illinois. It is within Starved Rock ...
Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve Trail
Will County, IL
1
Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve Trail is a hiking trail in Will County, Illinois. It is ...
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Pilcher Interpretive Trail
Joliet, IL
1
Pilcher Interpretive Trail is a hiking trail in Joliet, Illinois. It is 1.2 miles long ...
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Messenger Woods Trail
Homer Glen, IL
1
Messenger Woods Trail is a hiking trail in Homer Glen, Illinois. It is 1.8 miles long ...
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Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail
Cook County, IL
1
Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail is a hiking and biking trail in Cook County, Illinois. ...
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Sag Valley Trail
Cap Sauers Holding Nature Preserve, IL
1
Sag Valley Trail is a hiking and biking trail in Cook County, Illinois. It is within Cap ...
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Blackwell Forest Preserve Hike
Warrenville, IL
1
The most pristine landscape at Blackwell Forest Preserve is in the vicinity of McKee Marsh, ...
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Morton Arboretum - East Hike
Lisle, IL
1
Tree lovers could be busy for weeks exploring the hundreds of types of trees grouped according ...
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Lakewood Forest Preserve Loop
Wauconda, IL
1
This quiet hike takes you through a gently rolling oak forest dotted with cattail marshes ...
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River Trail
Springfield, IL
1
This challenging yet rewarding hike travels the far reaches of Rock Springs Conservation ...
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Piney Creek Ravine Trail
Willisville, IL
1
Featuring the largest concentration of prehistoric rock art in Illinois, Piney Creek Ra- ...
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Palos Orange Unpaved Trail
Cook County, IL
1
Palos Orange Unpaved Trail is a hiking, biking, and horse trail in Cook County, Illinois. ...
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I&M Canal State Trail and McKinley Woods Hike
Channahon, IL
1
Follow a section of the historic Illinois and Michigan Canal towpath along a sliver of ...
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Pimiteoui Trail
Forest Park Nature Preserve, IL
1
Pimiteoui Trail is a hiking trail in Peoria Heights, Illinois. It is within Forest Park ...
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