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      Illinois trails and routes are listed on Trailforks with interactive trail maps, difficulty ratings, photos, and user-reported trail conditions. The Trailforks community has mapped tens of thousands of trails and shared thousands of photos in this region. Supported activity types include Hiking, Trail Running, Gravel Biking, Mountain Biking, E-Biking, Nordic Skiing, Adaptive Biking, Horseback, Snowshoeing, Winter Fat Biking, Snowmobiling, Skiing, Backcountry Skiing, ATVing/Offroading, Observed Trials and Dirtbiking. Trails here are often faint trail and flowy. Scenery includes creeks, lakes and meadows. Common trail features include bridges, skinnies and berms. Many trails are family friendly. Amenities include restrooms and huts. Popular destinations include Naperville, Rockford and Plainfield.
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      Region Details
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      Stats

      Avg Trail Rating
      Trails (view details)
      17,176
      Trails Mountain Bike
      11,723
      Trails E-Bike
      7,427
      Trails Gravel Bike
      12,758
      Trails Adaptive Bike
      3,301
      Trails Winter Fat Bike
      346
      Trails Horse
      2,782
      Trails Hike
      16,993
      Trails Trail Running
      14,411
      Trails Dirtbike/Moto
      1
      Trails Observed Trials
      2
      Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
      3
      Trails Snowmobile
      313
      Trails Snowshoe
      1,859
      Trails Downhill Ski
      44
      Trails Backcountry Ski
      7
      Trails Nordic Ski
      5,044
      Total Distance
      7,337 miles
      Total Descent
      291,252 ft
      Total Vertical
      904 ft
      Highest Trailhead
      1,225 ft
      Reports
      41,249
      Photos
      2,953
      Completed Counter
      205,766
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      Popular Illinois Mountain Biking Trails

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      3 Ravines (ORANGE)
      • 100 ★ 4.7 • 4,862 ft • 64 ft • 1,117 •
      Three Ravines is an exhilarating downhill eastbound and a challenging (yet rewarding) climb westbound. As implied, the trail crosses three ravines, each with it's own personality.
      4
      Bullwhip (YELLOW)
      • 100 ★ 4.2 • 4,997 ft • 29 ft • 1,077 •
      Bullwhip features several bermed turns as the trail climbs from the Maple Lake Boating Center parking lot toward the orange multi-track.
      5
      One Day (ORANGE)
      • 100 ★ 4.0 • 3,084 ft • 35 ft • 1,023 •
      One Day features a creek crossing and a series of short switchbacks past an old foundation and cistern. The trail is named One Day because it only took one day to build!
      Lakefront Trail Shared Use
      • 100 ★ 4.0 • 1,414 ft • 3 ft • 472 •
      Popular white difficulty paved path. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a easy overall physical rating with a 3 ft green climb. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes minutes to complete this trail.
      1
      Hickory Smoked (YELLOW)
      • 100 ★ 4.0 • 2,224 ft • 48 ft • 1,060 •
      Hickory Smoked features a few creek crossings which are usually dry but can be wet and slick if there have been recent rains. Be sure to call out blind corners (especially near the fast downhill at the northern end) as the vegetation...
      3
      St. James (ORANGE)
      • 95 ★ 4.0 • 3,871 ft • 0 ft • 968 •
      Psycho Path is a very fast downhill ending with some heavy braking as you turn onto TURF. Be sure to call out blind corners as visibility in some areas isn't ideal. Climbing Psycho Path's triple decker climb is an exhausting but...
      8
      Gravity Cavity (ORANGE)
      • 90 ★ 4.9 • 2,106 ft • 0 ft • 959 •
      Fast downhill trail with optional drops and a logover at the end.
      2
      Lakefront Trail Shared Use
      • 100 ★ 4.0 • 2,123 ft • 16 ft • 504 •
      FDR bridge

      Recent Ride Log Activity in Region

      Today
      • 10 rides
      Yesterday
      • 142 rides
      Past Week
      • 1,116 rides

      Illinois Mountain Bike Routes

      20
      Toto Loop Featured
      ★ 5.0 • 2 miles • 163 ft • 7 • Loop •
      This is the beginner loop for Kinsey, one step in difficulty above Munchkinland.
      65
      Kinsey Endurance Challenge 2024 3 hour course
      ★ 5.0 • 5 miles • 365 ft • 12 • Loop •
      Route details (note that the list from Trail Forks is a little wonky, this is the correct order of the...
      127
      Old Kinsey Park Mug-o-dirt route
      ★ 5.0 • 8 miles • 682 ft • 13 •
      The Mug-O-Dirt route has been updated for 2022 to include Cowardly Lion trail, the newest addition to the...
      144
      Kinsey Endurance Challenge 2024 12 & 6 hour route
      ★ 5.0 • 11 miles • 872 ft • 21 • Loop •
      ***EDIT: THIS HAS BEEN CORRECTED***Note: In the trail list TF did something wonky. When finishing Horse of...
      116
      Whole Enchilada
      ★ 4.0 • 9 miles • 676 ft • 38 • Loop •
      This route encompasses the entire park with the exception of two small trail sections. There are two black...
      7
      MudslingersEC SWK Long Loop
      ★ 5.0 • 9 miles • 258 ft • 13 • Loop •
      8.6 mile route at Saw Wee See. This route includes an out and back on the road to include the hill near...

      Photos of Illinois Mountain Bike

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      Dec 29, 2015 @ 11:38am
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      May 24, 2020 @ 6:44pm
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      Oct 7, 2023 @ 5:56am
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      Aug 25, 2023 @ 6:49am
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      Jumps 32Bridges 23Views 21Drops 17River or creek 11Skinnies 8Lake 6Wallride 4

      Videos of Illinois Mountain Bike

      featured KMBC 2019
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      2:10 | 141 | Jul 1, 2020
      featured Kickapoo Super D Train 2017
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      2:05 | 341 | Aug 22, 2017
      Ride
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      2:02 | 41 | Mar 29, 2026
      Raceway Woods Crash
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      0:21 | 53 | Jul 7, 2025
      Little Bonus
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      trail: Payday
      0:06 | 40 | Jun 21, 2025
      Launchpad drop
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      trail: Liftoff!
      0:08 | 35 | Jun 21, 2025
      Small green jump line
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      0:21 | 61 | Oct 18, 2023
      The Painted Quarry
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      trail: XX (RED)
      0:16 | 33 | Sep 18, 2023

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      Bike & Skill Parks

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      Far Side Bike Parkbike parkHanover
      Farside Bike Park @ Chestnut Mountain Resortskill parkGalena
      The Garden Dirt Jumpsskill parkChicago
      Salt Creek dirtjumpsskill parkVilla Park
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      Activity Type Stats

      activitytypetrailsdistancedescentdescent distancetotal verticalratingglobal rankstate rankphotosreportsroutesactivity logs
      Mountain Bike11,7235,345 miles173,176 ft1,627 miles715 ft
      		#232,81941,109127286,669
      E-Bike7,4272,981 miles70,407 ft820 miles689 ft
      		#12913,397215,327
      Gravel Bike12,7594,906 miles121,257 ft1,419 miles902 ft
      		#798,587144,004
      Adaptive Bike3,3021,442 miles27,156 ft394 miles568 ft
      		#912,2121129
      Winter Fat Bike347273 miles9,255 ft95 miles568 ft
      		#3627,145244
      Horse2,7821,770 miles111,690 ft679 miles699 ft
      		#153,264365
      Hike16,9937,224 miles284,472 ft2,262 miles906 ft
      		#138639,84510315,103
      Trail Running14,4116,236 miles221,834 ft1,899 miles719 ft
      		#161638,2552718,507
      Dirtbike/Moto12 miles7 ft522 ft364 ft
      		#502,25743
      Observed Trials21,578 ft266 ft69 ft
      		#3481234
      ATV/ORV/OHV32 miles112 ft4,180 ft151 ft
      		#4832,26771
      Snowmobile313280 miles3,927 ft72 miles604 ft
      		#2514851
      Snowshoe1,859749 miles20,778 ft215 miles620 ft
      		#235611138
      Downhill Ski447 miles2,927 ft5 miles390 ft
      		#341,188391
      Backcountry Ski74 miles256 ft2 miles95 ft
      		#4045160
      Nordic Ski5,0441,766 miles52,687 ft499 miles650 ft
      		#8857443
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