Popular Riding Areas

title
Palos Forest Preserve	17	15	5
Wildlife Prairie Park	20	15	2
Rock Cut State Park	18	11	2
Comlara Park	10	6	1
Farmdale Reservoir	7	11	1

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Region Details

Local Trail Association

(www.trailsforillinois.org)

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Stats

Avg Trail Rating

Global Ranking

#39

Trails

435

Total Distance

590 miles

Total Descent Distance

237 miles

Total Descent

46,038 ft

Highest Trailhead

946 ft

Total Vertical

532 ft

Reports

883

Photos

201

Ridden Counter

4,170

Sub Regions

Central (242)
- Metamora (1)
- Alton (1)
- Bloomington (25)
- Danville (13)
- Decatur (0)
- Edwardsville (20)
- Lewisburg (6)
- Macomb (9)
- Marshall (5)
- mokena (3)
- Oakwood (0)
- Peoria (144)
- Springfield (16)
- Sullivan (0)
Northern (150)
- Chicagoland (75)
  - Carpentersville (5)
  - Chicago (6)
  - Crystal Lake (0)
  - Glen Ellyn (7)
  - Palos Hills (47)
- Quad Cities (27)
  - Geneseo (13)
  - Moline (10)
  - Port Byron (4)
- Dixon (1)
- Freeport (1)
- Homewood (8)
- Rockford (36)
- Roscoe (2)
Southern (0)
Lemont (6)
Northbrook (1)
Oswego (28)
Shelbyville (6)

Popular Illinois Mountain Bike Trails

status	title	region	difficulty	rating
	Bullwhip	Palos Forest Preserve
	Hickory Smoked	Palos Forest Preserve
	Maple Lake East	Palos Forest Preserve
	T-n-T	Farmdale Reservoir
	Spillway	Farmdale Reservoir
	Campground Trail	Farmdale Reservoir
	Farmdale dam	Farmdale Reservoir
	Alt Creekside	Farmdale Reservoir
	Lower Dam Trail	Farmdale Reservoir
	Trackstand	Farmdale Reservoir
	Whistler	Farmdale Reservoir
	Upper Playground	Farmdale Reservoir

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Recent Trail Reports

trail	region	date
Trail 1	Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville	Jun 19, 2018 @ 4:37am 2 days
5.	Independence Park	Jun 18, 2018 @ 6:38pm 3 days
1/2 Mile Loop	Glen Ellyn	Jun 18, 2018 @ 5:01pm 3 days
RC Classic	Rock Cut State Park	Jun 18, 2018 @ 8:14am Jun 18, 2018
New Poag Connector	Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville	Jun 17, 2018 @ 4:47am Jun 17, 2018

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Current Trail Warnings

trail	region	date
1/2 Mile Loop	Glen Ellyn	Jun 18, 2018 @ 5:01pm 3 days
Loam Ranger	Dorrance Forest Preserve	Jun 7, 2018 @ 1:16pm Jun 7, 2018
Double Track	Dorrance Forest Preserve	Jun 7, 2018 @ 1:16pm Jun 7, 2018

Photos of Illinois Mountain Bike

trail: Puri Crest Loop

3 |

Jun 17, 2018 @ 9:35pm

Jun 17, 2018

Puri Crest Loop, Phoenix

trail: Campground FR #1

1 |

Jun 17, 2018 @ 9:34pm

Jun 17, 2018

Campground FR #1, Phoenix

trail: Campground FR #1

1 |

Jun 17, 2018 @ 9:34pm

Jun 17, 2018

Campground FR #1, Phoenix

trail: Trail 4

280 |

Dec 16, 2015 @ 4:50am

Dec 16, 2015

| 2 comments Trail 4, Danville

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Videos of Illinois Mountain Bike

Illinois Mountain Bike Routes

title	rating	distance
Figure 8 loop		10 miles
Whole Enchilada		9 miles
Black Patridge Loop		8 miles
Everything Kinsey		6 miles

Recent Comments

username	type	title	comment	date
Jeremyrjones	report	RC Classic	Emojis don’t. Wasn’t supposed to be...	Jun 18, 2018 @ 9:06am Jun 18, 2018
Jeremyrjones	report	RC Classic	????????	Jun 18, 2018 @ 9:05am Jun 18, 2018
Aaront85	trail	Sandpiper	If coming from the RC Classic trail... The...	Jun 18, 2018 @ 7:56am Jun 18, 2018
Aaront85	trail	Sandpiper	Currently foliage is a bit out of control....	Jun 16, 2018 @ 12:24pm Jun 16, 2018
asspadtycoon	trail	Trail 6	This has the fastest section in the trail network.	Apr 19, 2018 @ 3:04pm Apr 19, 2018

username	action	type	title	date
mikeserafin	add	ridelog	Jun 20, 2018 ride log	Jun 21, 2018 @ 10:46am 44 mins
zguessz	ridden	trail	Trail 2 and 1 more	Jun 21, 2018 @ 7:48am 4 hours
mikeserafin	add	ridelog	Jun 21, 2018 ride log	Jun 21, 2018 @ 6:31am 5 hours
Davidgoelz	add	ridelog	Jun 20, 2018 ride log	Jun 20, 2018 @ 7:01pm 16 hours
tittelba	add	ridelog	Jun 20, 2018 ride log	Jun 20, 2018 @ 6:44pm 17 hours