Best Hiking Trails in Illinois
Beaver Trail
City: Karbers Ridge
State: Illinois
Trail Type: Day Hike – Car Shuttle
Distance Miles: 9.4 miles
Distance km: 15.1 km
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Maximum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Hiking Season: All Year Long
Hiking Difficulty: Strenuous
Location ID: USNC0661
Trails Nearby: Crowders Mountain; South Mountain State Park – Waterfall Hike; Doughton Park – Basin Creek Trail; Stone Mountain State Park; Broad River Greenway Trail
Nearby Campgrounds: Balls Creek Campground; Rock Springs Campground; Tuckers Grove Campground; Lake Myers Family Campground; Pine Mountain Campground
Bell Smith Springs Trail System
City: Harrisburg
State: Illinois
Trail Type: Day Hike – Loop
Distance Miles: 8.0 miles
Distance km: 12.9 km
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Maximum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Hiking Season: All Year Long
Hiking Difficulty: Intermediate
Location ID: USMT0336
Trails Nearby: Edith Lake Trail; Hanging Valley Trail; Haystack Mountain; Missouri/Beaver Creek Trail; Blackfoot Meadows Trail
Nearby Campgrounds: Indian Road Campground; Silos Campground; White Earth Campground; Goose Bay Marina Campground; Crittenden Campground
Big Creek (Illinois Iron Furnace)
City: Humm Wye
State: Illinois
Trail Type: Day Hike – Out and Back
Distance Miles: 0.9 miles
Distance km: 1.4 km
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Maximum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Hiking Season: All Year Long
Hiking Difficulty: Easy
Location ID: USMI0637
Trails Nearby: Island Lake Trail; Midland to Mackinac Pathway; Horseshoe Bay Hiking Trail; Bruno’s Run Trail; Bay De Noc to Grand Island Trail
Nearby Campgrounds: Silver Valley Campground; Monument Campground; Round Lake Campground; Rollways Campground; Hale Plainfield Township park Campground and Picnic Area
Burden Falls
City: Marion
State: Illinois
Trail Type: Day Hike – Out and Back
Distance Miles: 6.0 miles
Distance km: 9.7 km
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Maximum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Hiking Season: All Year Long
Hiking Difficulty: Intermediate
Location ID: USSC0357
Trails Nearby: Sandy Ford Trail; Thrifts Ferry Trail; Bull Sluice Trail; Chattooga Trail; Rabun Bald Trail
Nearby Campgrounds: Cassidy Bridge Campground; Yellow Branch Campground; Burrells Ford Campground; Moody Spring Campground; Blue Valley Campground
Cedar Lake Trail System
City: Carbondale
State: Illinois
Trail Type: Day Hike – Loop
Distance Miles: 4.0 miles
Distance km: 6.4 km
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Maximum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Hiking Season: All Year Long
Hiking Difficulty: Intermediate
Location ID: USAR0376
Trails Nearby: Black Fork Mountain Trail; Kerr Arboretum Trails; Mountain Top Trail; Old Pine Trail; Cedar Lake Trail
Nearby Campgrounds: Pipe Springs Campground; Winding Star Campground; Billy Creek Campground; Horse Thief Spring Campground; Rocky Shoals Campground
Garden of the Gods Observation Trail
City: Harrisburg
State: Illinois
Trail Type: Day Hike – Out and Back
Distance Miles: 0.3 miles
Distance km: 0.5 km
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Maximum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Hiking Season: All Year Long
Hiking Difficulty: Easy
Location ID: USSC0357
Trails Nearby: Fork Mountain Trail; Big Bend Trail; Winding Stairs Trail; Whitewater Falls; Silver Run Falls
Nearby Campgrounds: Burrel Place Campground; Sloan Bridge Campground; Moody Spring Campground; Burrells Ford Campground; Ammons Branch Campground
Garden of the Gods Trail System
City: Harrisburg
State: Illinois
Trail Type: Day Hike – Loop
Distance Miles: 5.5 miles
Distance km: 8.9 km
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Maximum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Hiking Season: All Year Long
Hiking Difficulty: Intermediate
Location ID: USNM0292
Trails Nearby: Williams Lake Trail; Wheeler Peak Trail; Manzanita Canyon Trail; Devisadero Loop Trail; Serpent Lake Trail
Nearby Campgrounds: Twining Campground; Italianos Campground; Mallette Campground; June Bug Campground; Elephant Rock Campground
Godwin Trail
City: Jonesboro
State: Illinois
Trail Type: Day Hike – Loop
Distance Miles: 12.0 miles
Distance km: 19.3 km
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Maximum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Hiking Season: All Year Long
Hiking Difficulty: Strenuous
Location ID: USMT0151
Trails Nearby: Rooster Comb Loop and Kent Lake; Warm Springs Creek Trail; Camas Lake Trail; Blodgett Overlook Trail; Beaverponds Trail
Nearby Campgrounds: Martin Creek Campground; Jennings Campground; Mussigbrod Campground; Copper Creek Campground; Pintler Campground
High Knob Lookout
City: Pankeyville
State: Illinois
Trail Type: Day Hike – Out and Back
Distance Miles: 0.4 miles
Distance km: 0.6 km
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Maximum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Hiking Season: All Year Long
Hiking Difficulty: Easy
Location ID: USNH0125
Trails Nearby: Discovery Trail; Lincoln Woods Trail; Beaver Brook Trail to Mt. Moosilauke; Mount Hedgehog via the UNH Trail; Champney Falls Trail
Nearby Campgrounds: Big Rock Campground; Hancock Campground; Hancock Campground; KOA Campground; Waterville Campground
Horse Creek Trail
City: McClure
State: Illinois
Trail Type: Day Hike – Loop
Distance Miles: 6.0 miles
Distance km: 9.7 km
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Maximum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Hiking Season: All Year Long
Hiking Difficulty: Intermediate
Location ID: USME0030
Trails Nearby: Lost Pond Trail; Glen Ellis Falls Trail; Glen Boulder Trail; Crawford Notch State Park – Arethusa Falls and Frankenstain Cliffs; Crawford Notch State Park – Mount Willard
Nearby Campgrounds: Cold River Campground; Basin Pond Campground; Basin Campground and Picnic Area; Hastings Campground; Wild River Campground
Inspiration Point
City: Grand Tower
State: Illinois
Trail Type: Day Hike – Out and Back
Distance Miles: 1.4 miles
Distance km: 2.3 km
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Maximum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Hiking Season: All Year Long
Hiking Difficulty: Easy
Location ID: USNM0105
Trails Nearby: Hart Canyon Trail; Rim Vista Trail; Canjilon Lakes/Trout Lakes Trails; Burns Lake Trail; San Jose Trail
Nearby Campgrounds: Echo Campground; Lower Canjilon Lakes Campground; Middle Canjilon Campground; Canjilon Creek Campground; Trout Lakes Campground
Johnson Creek Beach Trail
City: Murphysboro
State: Illinois
Trail Type: Day Hike – Out and Back
Distance Miles: 0.2 miles
Distance km: 0.3 km
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Maximum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Hiking Season: All Year Long
Hiking Difficulty: Easy
Location ID: USMT0336
Trails Nearby: Eagle Interpretive Trail; Hanging Valley Trail; Refrigerator Canyon Trail; Missouri/Beaver Creek Trail; Haystack Mountain
Nearby Campgrounds: Skidway Campground; Conestoga Campground; Indian Road Campground; Springs Campground; Silos Campground
Lake Glendale
City: Marion
State: Illinois
Trail Type: Day Hike – Out and Back
Distance Miles: 3.0 miles
Distance km: 4.8 km
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Maximum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Hiking Season: All Year Long
Hiking Difficulty: Easy
Location ID: USPR0067
Trails Nearby: Baño de Oro Trail; La Mina Trail; Caimitillo Trail; Mount Britton Trail; Big Tree Trail
Nearby Campgrounds: Cinnamon Bay Campground; Thompson Park Campground; Flamingo Campground; Christian Retreat Campground; Deerhaven Campgrounds
Little Grand Canyon
City: Murphysboro
State: Illinois
Trail Type: Day Hike – Loop
Distance Miles: 3.6 miles
Distance km: 5.8 km
Minimum Elevation in Feet: 350 feet
Minimum Elevation in Meters: 107 meters
Minimum Elevation in Feet: 700 feet
Maximum Elevation in Meters: 213 meters
Hiking Season: All Year Long
Hiking Difficulty: Intermediate
Location ID: USMO0952
Trails Nearby: Greer Spring and Trail; Blue Ridge Trail; Current River Section – Ozark Trail; Between the Rivers Trail; Songbird Trail
Nearby Campgrounds: McCormack Lake Campground; Greer Campground; Greer Crossing Campground; Bliss Spring Campground; Buffalo Creek Campground
Millstone Bluff
City: Vienna
State: Illinois
Trail Type: Day Hike – Out and Back
Distance Miles: 0.8 miles
Distance km: 1.3 km
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Maximum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Hiking Season: All Year Long
Hiking Difficulty: Easy
Location ID: USVA0731
Trails Nearby: North Mountain Trail; Cold Springs Trail; Shenandoah Mountain Trail; Trimble Mountain Trail; North River Gorge Trail
Nearby Campgrounds: North River Campground; Kennedy Fields Campgrounds; Sherando Lake Campground; Oronoco Campground; Bandywine Lake Campground
One Horse Gap Trail System
City: Elizabethtown
State: Illinois
Trail Type: Day Hike – Loop
Distance Miles: 10.0 miles
Distance km: 16.1 km
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Maximum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Hiking Season: All Year Long
Hiking Difficulty: Intermediate
Location ID: USGA0106
Trails Nearby: Bear Creek Loop Trail; Mountaintown Creek Trail; Iron Mountain Trail; Chestnut Mountain Trail; Wolf Ridge Trail
Nearby Campgrounds: Lake Conasauga Campground; Sylco Campground; Blue Ridge Campground; Lakewood Landing Campground; A and B Campground
Pomona Natural Bridge
City: Carbondale
State: Illinois
Trail Type: Day Hike – Loop
Distance Miles: 0.4 miles
Distance km: 0.6 km
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Maximum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Hiking Season: All Year Long
Hiking Difficulty: Easy
Location ID: USCO0140
Trails Nearby: Beaver Creek Trail To Flowers Trail; Browns Lake Trail; Big South Trail; Rocky Mountain National Park – Deer Mountain; Blue Lake Trail
Nearby Campgrounds: Tom Bennett Campground; Fish Creek Campground; Crown Point Pingree Campground; Kelly Flats Campground; Long Draw Campground
Rim Rock National Recreation Trail
City: Harrisburg
State: Illinois
Trail Type: Day Hike – Loop
Distance Miles: 0.4 miles
Distance km: 0.6 km
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Maximum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Hiking Season: All Year Long
Hiking Difficulty: Easy
Location ID: N/A
Trails Nearby: East Royce Trail; Lost Pond Trail; Glen Ellis Falls Trail; Glen Boulder Trail; Crawford Notch State Park – Mount Willard
Nearby Campgrounds: Aroostook Campground; Clover Hill Campground; The Seaview Campground; Keenes Lake Campground; Hilltop Campground
Tower Rock
City: Elizabethtown
State: Illinois
Trail Type: Day Hike – Out and Back
Distance Miles: 0.4 miles
Distance km: 0.6 km
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Minimum Elevation in Feet: N/A
Maximum Elevation in Meters: N/A
Hiking Season: All Year Long
Hiking Difficulty: Easy
Location ID: USWA0410
Trails Nearby: Red Mountain Trail; Mount Dickerman Trail; Mount Pugh Trail; Source Lake Overlook; Mount Pilchuck Lookout Trail
Nearby Campgrounds: San Juan Campground; Beckler River Campground; Troublesome Creek Campground; Deception Creek Campground; Tye Canyon Campground
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