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Trails with Mile Markers in Illinois
Illinois has 28 trails with mile markers in this directory, across 27 cities and towns — Peoria, Barrington, Belleville, Bolingbrook and 23 more. Marked miles for pacing and measured intervals, for when GPS drifts under trees.
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Ferne Clyffe State Park
4.8 ★★★★★ 2,089 reviews
Scenic 2,430-acre park featuring striking rock formations, fishing, a waterfall & hiking trails.
Forest Park Nature Center
4.8 ★★★★★ 1,142 reviews
Over 500 acres of nature preserve featuring trails, a natural history museum & a bird observatory.
Greene Valley
4.7 ★★★★★ 986 reviews
Massive park with trails for hiking & cross-country skiing, plus picnic areas & camping facilities.
Pilcher Park Nature Center
4.7 ★★★★★ 828 reviews
Nature center with displays about local wildlife, picnic grounds & extensive hiking/biking trails.
Hastings Lake Forest Preserve
4.8 ★★★★★ 790 reviews
Preserve with 4 mi. of trails through forest, fields & wetlands, plus picnic areas & a playground.
Funks Grove Nature Spaces
4.8 ★★★★★ 497 reviews
Relaxed preserve with a nature center and playground with a sandbox and stream.
Songbird Slough
4.5 ★★★★★ 435 reviews
393-acre secluded preserve offering picnic space & a trail amid wetlands, fishing ponds & prairies.
Pleasant Ridge Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 343 reviews
Spacious 95-acre park featuring a log cabin built in 1850, plus a playground & picnic facilities.
Black Partridge Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 327 reviews
Public park with picnic and play areas, plus baseball fields, trails, and a forest.
Cap Sauers Holding Nature Preserve
4.6 ★★★★★ 218 reviews
Wooded area with footpaths & gravel trails for hiking & biking, with no dogs allowed.
Humiston Woods Nature Preserve
4.8 ★★★★★ 185 reviews
Scenic preserve with hiking paths, deer and wildflowers, as well as a fishing pond for kids.
Sylvan Island Gateway Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 148 reviews
Park featuring paved walking and biking paths, a bridge leading to hiking trails, and fishing.
Kinsey Park
4.8 ★★★★★ 122 reviews
Wooded area with mountain-biking trails featuring an Oz theme, plus walking paths.
Illinois River Bluff Trail
4.8 ★★★★★ 120 reviews
Rough, hilly hiking trail stretching 7 mi. along the Illinois River bluff from Camp Wokanda to Detweiller Park, with a tunnel under Illinois Route 6.
Des Plaines River Trail and Greenway
4.8 ★★★★★ 112 reviews
Scenic gravel route, featuring a lake, popular for hiking, biking and running.
Tawny Oaks Visitor Center
4.7 ★★★★★ 109 reviews
Scenic woodland featuring hiking trails, picnic tables and a visitors center.
Fults Hill Prairie Nature Preserve
4.6 ★★★★★ 102 reviews
Fossil-rich bluff features trails with sweeping vistas, steep inclines and wooden staircases.
Julius J Knobeloch Woods Nature Preserve
4.6 ★★★★★ 97 reviews
Nature preserve with short, kid-friendly hiking trails and informational placards.
Spring Creek Preserve
4.8 ★★★★★ 82 reviews
Area for hiking and woodland walks, featuring a nature trail and picnic tables.
Penny Road Pond
4.3 ★★★★☆ 81 reviews
Calm forest preserve featuring hiking trails, ponds, picnic tables and fishing.
Chautauqua Bottoms (Freeman Street Trailhead)
4.7 ★★★★★ 60 reviews
Nature preserve with trails for walking, jogging, and biking, plus seasonal wildflowers.
Stemler Cave Woods Preserve Trails
4.4 ★★★★☆ 64 reviews
Well-kept nature preserve and trail network featuring a 2-mile-plus loop along with woodlands, prairies and sinkholes.
Sweet Woods Forest Preserve
4.6 ★★★★★ 55 reviews
Beautiful area with paved and unpaved trails for walking, running and biking.
Bohm Woods Nature Preserve
4.4 ★★★★☆ 54 reviews
Nature preserve offering forests & grasslands, including a seasonal 90-acre hunting area.
Lyon Forest Preserve
4.5 ★★★★★ 51 reviews
Sprawling park featuring boardwalks and a hill offering walking paths and trails through a wooded landscape, plus geocaches.
Illiniwek MTB Trailhead
4.7 ★★★★★ 14 reviews
Alpine Trail
4.3 ★★★★☆ 4 reviews
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