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Region Details
- 9,840
- 63
- 1,287
- 409
- 68
- 1
- 1
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 17,088
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 11,713
- Trails E-Bike
- 7,391
- Trails Horse
- 2,789
- Trails Hike
- 16,995
- Trails Trail Running
- 14,199
- Trails Observed Trials
- 2
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 3
- Trails Snowmobile
- 311
- Trails Snowshoe
- 1,859
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 4
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 9
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 5,056
- Total Distance
- 7,308 miles
- Total Descent
- 286,312 ft
- Total Vertical
- 904 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,225 ft
- Reports
- 38,598
- Photos
- 2,224
- Ridden Counter
- 154,859
Sub Regions
- Central Illinois (1,225)
- Adams County (18)
- Brown County (0)
- Calhoun County (32)
- Cass County (104)
- Champaign County (49)
- Christian County (3)
- Clark County (12)
- Coles County (18)
- Cumberland County (1)
- DeWitt County (64)
- Douglas County (0)
- Edgar County (0)
- Effingham County (5)
- Fulton County (21)
- Hancock County (0)
- Henderson County (45)
- Iroquois County (1)
- Jersey County (4)
- Knox County (28)
- Livingston County (9)
- Logan County (0)
- Macon County (34)
- Macoupin County (7)
- Marshall County (0)
- Mason County (25)
- McDonough County (58)
- McLean County (146)
- Menard County (6)
- Montgomery County (17)
- Morgan County (14)
- Moultrie County (5)
- Peoria County (153)
- Piatt County (8)
- Pike County (1)
- Sangamon County (45)
- Schuyler County (0)
- Shelby County (104)
- Stark County (2)
- Tazewell County (117)
- Vermilion County (68)
- Warren County (0)
- Woodford County (17)
- Chicago Metro Area (8,598)
- Cook County (1,772)
- DuPage County (1,996)
- Grundy County (83)
- Kane County (1,192)
- Kankakee County (111)
- Kendall County (382)
- Lake County (1,225)
- McHenry County (353)
- Will County (1,478)
- Northern Illinois (816)
- Boone County (43)
- Bureau County (69)
- Carroll County (4)
- DeKalb County (100)
- Henry County (29)
- Jo Daviess County (40)
- La Salle County (52)
- Lee County (55)
- Ogle County (20)
- Rock Island County (98)
- Stephenson County (39)
- Whiteside County (48)
- Winnebago County (219)
- Southern Illinois (1,154)
- Alexander County (68)
- Bond County (3)
- Clay County (5)
- Clinton County (14)
- Crawford County (5)
- Edwards County (1)
- Fayette County (30)
- Franklin County (31)
- Gallatin County (52)
- Hamilton County (1)
- Hardin County (141)
- Jackson County (155)
- Jasper County (3)
- Jefferson County (0)
- Johnson County (62)
- Lawrence County (0)
- Madison County (74)
- Marion County (5)
- Massac County (2)
- Monroe County (1)
- Perry County (7)
- Pope County (303)
- Randolph County (11)
- Richland County (1)
- Saline County (34)
- St. Clair County (62)
- Union County (60)
- Wabash County (6)
- Washington County (0)
- Wayne County (0)
- Williamson County (19)
Popular Illinois Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bullwhip (YELLOW) Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| 3 Ravines (ORANGE) Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| One Day (ORANGE) Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Hickory Smoked (YELLOW) Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| St. James (ORANGE) Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Gravity Cavity (ORANGE) Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Maple Lake East (YELLOW) Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Stonehouse (BLACK) Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Cemetery Hill Loop (PURPLE) Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Campground Trail (YELLOW / BLUE) Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Grass Hill (GREEN) Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| TURF (ORANGE) Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Little Monza Raceway Woods Forest Preserve | |||
| Silo Hill Raceway Woods Forest Preserve | |||
| Meadowdale Raceway Woods Forest Preserve |
Illinois Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Toto Loop Kinsey Park | 2 miles | |
| Old Kinsey Park Mug-o-dirt route Kinsey Park | 8 miles | |
| Kinsey Endurance Challenge 2024 3 hour course Kinsey Park | 5 miles | |
| Kinsey Endurance Challenge 2024 12 & 6 hour route Kinsey Park | 11 miles | |
| MudslingersEC SWK Long Loop Saw Wee Kee Park | 9 miles | |
| Whole Enchilada Wildlife Prairie Park | 9 miles | |
| Fay Pickering Memorial Trails Ride Fay Pickering Memorial Trails @ Mill Creek Park | 12 miles | |
| FARMDALE BEGINNER LOOP 2021 Farmdale Reservoir | 7 miles | |
| Dirksen full route from archery range Everett McKinley Dirksen Park | 7 miles | |
| Palos Loop - Clockwise Palos Forest Preserve | 15 miles |
Photos of Illinois Mountain Bike
trail: Godzilla (2017)
163 |
Jul 10, 2021 @ 11:01pm
Jul 10, 2021
trail: Godzilla (2017)
545 |
Jul 28, 2020 @ 3:08pm
Jul 28, 2020
trail: Pinecone Ridge
643 |
Sep 4, 2017 @ 11:30am
Sep 4, 2017
trail: Pinecone Ridge
386 |
Dec 29, 2015 @ 11:38am
Dec 29, 2015
trail: Wild Mouse
144 |
Jul 16, 2014 @ 8:17am
Jul 16, 2014
trail: Pinecone Ridge
615 |
Jul 10, 2014 @ 2:03am
Jul 10, 2014
trail: Wild Mouse
296 |
Oct 2, 2012 @ 4:35pm
Oct 2, 2012
trail: Big Kahuna
1,395 |
Jun 20, 2010 @ 12:24am
Jun 20, 2010Videos of Illinois Mountain Bike
featured
![KMBC 2019]()
trail: Super D Bailout
2:10 |
137 |
Jul 1, 2020
featured
![Kickapoo Super D Train 2017]()
trail: Super D Bailout
2:05 |
316 |
Aug 22, 2017
trail: Small Jump Line
0:21 |
38 |
Oct 18, 2023
trail: XX (RED)
0:16 |
28 |
Sep 18, 2023
trail: Bloodshed (RED)
0:34 |
50 |
Sep 18, 2023
trail: Andres Flow
0:05 |
68 |
Aug 1, 2023
trail: Large Jump Line
0:34 |
154 |
Jun 13, 2023
trail: Trail 5
0:09 |
48 |
Jun 28, 2022
National Scenic Trails & Official Routes
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River To River Trail
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- Hike
- Trail Running
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pamelabell | add | photo | activity #73910562 and 1 more | Jun 16, 2025 @ 8:43am 1 hours |
| WAzLdw | ridden | skillpark | activity #73909610 | Jun 16, 2025 @ 8:26am 1 hours |
| Lukasalank | add | report | activity #73907033 and 3 more | Jun 16, 2025 @ 7:34am 2 hours |
| breuer29 | add | report | activity #73904463 and 10 more | Jun 16, 2025 @ 6:37am 3 hours |
| maverick12126 | wishlist | region | activity #73901257 | Jun 16, 2025 @ 5:15am 5 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | Clearwd | May 31, 2025 @ 9:09am May 31, 2025 | ||
| trail | The fun little bump jump at the end of the... | May 28, 2025 @ 7:11am May 28, 2025 | ||
| report | Complete! Dirt drop is easy to roll. Right of... | Apr 25, 2025 @ 12:00pm Apr 25, 2025 | ||
| report | Fixed! | Apr 25, 2025 @ 11:57am Apr 25, 2025 | ||
| report | Again..what issue? | Apr 25, 2025 @ 11:57am Apr 25, 2025 |
Local Badges
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The 10 Course Meal2 awarded -
Completionist2 awarded -
Top 10 Trails2 awarded -
Epic Mountain Bike Climb 2k1 awarded -
Top 10 Trails89 awarded -
Mountain Biking 100k Badge0 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Far Side Bike Park @ Chestnut Mountain Resort | bike park | Hanover | |
| The Garden Dirt Jumps | skill park | Chicago | |
| Salt Creek dirtjumps | skill park | Villa Park | |
| Farside Bike Park @ Chestnut Mountain Resort | skill park | Galena | |
| Bison Pump Track | skill park | Hanna City |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 11,712 | 5,310 miles | 169,695 ft | 1,614 miles | 715 ft | #36 | 2,124 | 38,568 | 112 | 230,225 | ||
| E-Bike | 7,391 | 2,924 miles | 65,197 ft | 800 miles | 689 ft | #34 | 6 | 10,616 | 20 | 2,587 | ||
| Horse | 2,789 | 1,768 miles | 111,312 ft | 679 miles | 699 ft | #16 | 3,110 | 3 | 51 | |||
| Hike | 16,994 | 7,203 miles | 282,523 ft | 2,255 miles | 906 ft | #36 | 74 | 37,646 | 103 | 10,554 | ||
| Trail Running | 14,199 | 6,123 miles | 214,590 ft | 1,863 miles | 719 ft | #36 | 11 | 36,456 | 27 | 11,262 | ||
| Observed Trials | 2 | 1,578 ft | 266 ft | 69 ft | 13 | 223 | ||||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 3 | 2 miles | 112 ft | 4,180 ft | 151 ft | 3 | 2,218 | 69 | ||||
| Snowmobile | 311 | 287 miles | 3,924 ft | 72 miles | 604 ft | #4 | 2 | 400 | 1 | |||
| Snowshoe | 1,859 | 753 miles | 20,502 ft | 214 miles | 620 ft | #16 | 529 | 1 | 124 | |||
| Downhill Ski | 4 | 9 miles | 39 ft | 3,425 ft | 75 ft | 1,136 | 261 | |||||
| Backcountry Ski | 9 | 12 miles | 259 ft | 2 miles | 95 ft | #16 | 44 | 1 | 56 | |||
| Nordic Ski | 5,056 | 1,762 miles | 52,428 ft | 496 miles | 650 ft | #10 | 709 | 347 |
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