Popular Riding Areas

title
Palos Forest Preserve	17	16	5
Wildlife Prairie Park	17	16	2
Rock Cut State Park	18	11	2
Comlara Park	10	6	1
Farmdale Reservoir	7	11	1

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Global Ranking

#40

Trails (view details)

506

Trails Mountain Bike

506

Trails Hike

500

Trails Trail Running

500

Total Distance

677 miles

Total Descent Distance

268 miles

Total Descent

50,765 ft

Total Vertical

580 ft

Highest Trailhead

946 ft

Reports

1,200

Photos

222

Ridden Counter

7,398

Sub Regions

Central (256)
- Metamora (1)
- Alton (1)
- Bloomington (25)
- Chandlerville (0)
- Danville (13)
- Decatur (0)
- East Peoria (1)
- Edwardsville (20)
- Lewisburg (6)
- Macomb (8)
- Marshall (5)
- mokena (3)
- Oakwood (0)
- Palos Forest Preserve (3)
- Peoria (143)
- Springfield (27)
- Sullivan (4)
Northern (190)
- Chicagoland (119)
  - Carpentersville (31)
  - Chicago (7)
  - Crystal Lake (0)
  - Glen Ellyn (7)
  - Palos Hills (62)
- Quad Cities (15)
  - Geneseo (1)
  - Moline (10)
  - Port Byron (4)
- Dixon (1)
- Freeport (1)
- Homewood (16)
- Rockford (36)
- Roscoe (2)
Southern (1)
- Carbondale (1)
Lemont (6)
Northbrook (3)
Oswego (28)
Shelbyville (6)
Zion (11)

Popular Illinois Mountain Biking Trails

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

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Recent Trail Reports

trail	region	date
Sylvan Island Loop	Sylvan Island Park	Dec 9, 2018 @ 6:01am Dec 9, 2018
Silo Hill	Meadowdale Raceway Woods	Dec 4, 2018 @ 12:31pm Dec 4, 2018
Corkscrew	Meadowdale Raceway Woods	Dec 4, 2018 @ 12:31pm Dec 4, 2018
Meadowdale	Meadowdale Raceway Woods	Dec 4, 2018 @ 12:31pm Dec 4, 2018
Serpentine	Meadowdale Raceway Woods	Dec 4, 2018 @ 12:31pm Dec 4, 2018

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Current Trail Warnings

trail	region	date
1/2 Mile Loop	Glen Ellyn	Jun 18, 2018 @ 5:01pm Jun 18, 2018
Oakely Dokely Shortcut	Dorrance Forest Preserve	Jun 7, 2018 @ 1:16pm Jun 7, 2018
Fly Like an Eagle	Thatcher Woods	Nov 13, 2016 @ 5:10pm Nov 13, 2016

Photos of Illinois Mountain Bike

trail: Cemetery Hill Access

4 |

Nov 8, 2018 @ 8:39pm

Nov 8, 2018

Cemetery Hill Access

trail: Cemetery Hill Access

2 |

Nov 8, 2018 @ 8:38pm

Nov 8, 2018

Cemetery Hill Access

trail: Yellow Trail

3 |

Nov 8, 2018 @ 8:33pm

Nov 8, 2018

Yellow Trail, My City

trail: Trail 4

297 |

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

Recent Comments

username	type	title	comment	date
PowerPantz	trail	The Out & Back (Lobster)	This trail is called “Stonehouse”	Sep 1, 2018 @ 2:39pm Sep 1, 2018
lml427	trail	Campground	This is not called "Ugly Pants". It is the...	Aug 13, 2018 @ 5:27am Aug 13, 2018
mrjordyyy	trail	Scarecrow	Much more fun to ride from the northern end of...	Jul 28, 2018 @ 7:39pm Jul 28, 2018
Brabear86	trail	Campground FR #1	Parts of this trail has long stretches of sand...	Jul 4, 2018 @ 2:48pm Jul 4, 2018
Jeremyrjones	report	RC Classic	Emojis don’t. Wasn’t supposed to be...	Jun 18, 2018 @ 9:06am Jun 18, 2018

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sully71	add	ridelog	Dec 14, 2018 ride log	Dec 14, 2018 @ 2:35pm 2 hours
YetiPags	add	ridelog	Dec 14, 2018 ride log	Dec 14, 2018 @ 9:41am 7 hours
Willmarquardt	add	ridelog	Dec 8, 2018 ride log and 2 more	Dec 14, 2018 @ 4:06am 13 hours
cchambers21	add	ridelog	Dec 13, 2018 ride log	Dec 13, 2018 @ 5:55pm 23 hours
sully71	add	ridelog	Dec 13, 2018 ride log	Dec 13, 2018 @ 3:10pm 1 days