Best Hiking Trails in Illinois

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At the glen, trails are 8 feet wide, white-tailed deer are plentiful, and a scattering of pine groves planted long ...

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Rend Lake, IL, located in the heart of southern Illinois, is a natural haven for wildlife and a recreational ha...

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Today, we conquered the Kankakee River in Illinois on a cloudless July day with temps at the put-in near 80F, and...

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The 21-mile Old Plank Road Trail travels over the original Michigan Central Rail Road (MCRR) line, a railroad start...

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The 29-mile Rock Island State Trail runs from Alta, in Peoria County, to Toulon, in Stark County, connecting the...

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The first section of the Major Taylor Trail curves through Dan Ryan Woods Forest Preserve into the historic neighbo...

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The 4,160-acre Illinois Beach State Park encompasses 6.5 miles of sandy Lake Michigan shoreline, which provides hab...

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The rolling landscape at Deer Grove is blanketed with thick groves of oak, hickory, and maple. Mixed in with the de...

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The western segment of the Great Western Trail in Illinois follows 17 miles of an abandoned railway corridor thr...

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Located on a bluff overlooking the Illinois River, this small but charming park is home to an enormous outdoor scul...

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It?s a good thing this hike is 8 miles long: the entire distance is needed for you to get a complete picture of Mor...

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If you look at a map of Chicago?s northern suburbs and follow the routes of several streams that merge to form the ...

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After hiking through deep sandstone canyons, you?ll encounter a series of overlooks from the wooded bluffs and rock...

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The Lincoln Prairie Grass Trail runs 12 miles, much of the way along an old railroad right-of-way between County...

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