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Region Details
- 3,689
- 188
- 773
- 378
- 51
- 1
- 1
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 8,870
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 5,097
- Trails E-Bike
- 2,244
- Trails Horse
- 2,040
- Trails Hike
- 8,962
- Trails Trail Running
- 6,561
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 2
- Trails Observed Trials
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 5
- Trails Snowmobile
- 298
- Trails Snowshoe
- 708
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 31
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 41
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 2,125
- Total Distance
- 5,382 miles
- Total Descent
- 251,283 ft
- Total Vertical
- 904 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,225 ft
- Reports
- 29,693
- Photos
- 1,181
- Ridden Counter
- 71,233
Sub Regions
- Central Illinois (1,214)
- Adams County (16)
- Brown County (0)
- Calhoun County (35)
- Cass County (83)
- Champaign County (45)
- Christian County (2)
- Clark County (12)
- Coles County (13)
- Cumberland County (1)
- DeWitt County (55)
- Douglas County (0)
- Edgar County (0)
- Effingham County (5)
- Fulton County (7)
- Hancock County (0)
- Henderson County (22)
- Iroquois County (0)
- Jersey County (1)
- Knox County (24)
- Livingston County (7)
- Logan County (0)
- Macon County (34)
- Macoupin County (2)
- Marshall County (0)
- Mason County (34)
- McDonough County (51)
- McLean County (129)
- Menard County (6)
- Montgomery County (18)
- Morgan County (14)
- Moultrie County (4)
- Peoria County (159)
- Piatt County (6)
- Pike County (1)
- Sangamon County (18)
- Schuyler County (0)
- Shelby County (79)
- Tazewell County (109)
- Vermilion County (65)
- Warren County (0)
- Woodford County (14)
- Chicago Metro Area (1,988)
- Cook County (182)
- DuPage County (51)
- Grundy County (2)
- Kane County (42)
- Kankakee County (2)
- Kendall County (48)
- Lake County (1,223)
- McHenry County (324)
- Will County (76)
- Northern Illinois (742)
- Boone County (43)
- Bureau County (45)
- Carroll County (4)
- DeKalb County (55)
- Henry County (58)
- Jo Daviess County (30)
- La Salle County (52)
- Lee County (53)
- Ogle County (20)
- Rock Island County (100)
- Stephenson County (27)
- Whiteside County (24)
- Winnebago County (212)
- Southern Illinois (1,158)
- Alexander County (68)
- Bond County (3)
- Clay County (5)
- Clinton County (2)
- Crawford County (5)
- Edwards County (1)
- Fayette County (20)
- Franklin County (33)
- Gallatin County (52)
- Hamilton County (1)
- Hardin County (142)
- Jackson County (151)
- Jasper County (3)
- Jefferson County (0)
- Johnson County (56)
- Lawrence County (0)
- Madison County (71)
- Marion County (5)
- Massac County (10)
- Monroe County (1)
- Perry County (7)
- Pope County (285)
- Pulaski County (0)
- Randolph County (11)
- Richland County (1)
- Saline County (32)
- St. Clair County (62)
- Union County (77)
- Wabash County (6)
- Washington County (0)
- Wayne County (0)
- Williamson County (1)
Popular Illinois Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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3 Ravines Palos Forest Preserve | |||
Bullwhip Palos Forest Preserve | |||
One Day Palos Forest Preserve | |||
Hickory Smoked Palos Forest Preserve | |||
Gravity Cavity Palos Forest Preserve | |||
Psycho Path Palos Forest Preserve | |||
Maple Lake East Palos Forest Preserve | |||
Stonehouse Palos Forest Preserve | |||
Cemetery Hill Loop Palos Forest Preserve | |||
Campground Trail Palos Forest Preserve | |||
Grass HIll Palos Forest Preserve | |||
Trailhead Connector Carpentersville | |||
Silo Hill Meadowdale Raceway Woods | |||
Little Monza Meadowdale Raceway Woods | |||
TURF Palos Forest Preserve |
Illinois Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Toto Loop Kinsey Park | 2 miles | |
PAMBA MOD 2022 - Kinsey Park Kinsey Park | 8 miles | |
FARMDALE BEGINNER LOOP 2021 Farmdale Reservoir | 7 miles | |
Whole Enchilada Wildlife Prairie Park | 9 miles | |
Fay Pickering Memorial Trails Ride Fay Pickering Memorial Trails @ Mill Creek Park | 12 miles | |
South Side Loop Farmdale Reservoir | 7 miles | |
PAMBA MOD 2022 - Fort Creve Coeur Fort Creve Coeur | 3 miles | |
Palos with Canal Loop Palos Forest Preserve | 15 miles | |
Fast Gravel Grinder Palos Forest Preserve | 29 miles | |
Dirksen full route from archery range Everett McKinley Dirksen Park | 7 miles |
Photos of Illinois Mountain Bike
trail: Lakefront Path
1 |
Jun 7, 2023 @ 6:09am
Jun 7, 2023
trail: Godzilla (2017)
92 |
Jul 10, 2021 @ 11:01pm
Jul 10, 2021
trail: Godzilla (2017)
459 |
Jul 28, 2020 @ 3:08pm
Jul 28, 2020
trail: Trail 8 (3 Kings)
240 |
Jun 23, 2020 @ 10:35am
Jun 23, 2020
trail: Godzilla (2017)
285 |
May 24, 2020 @ 6:44pm
May 24, 2020
trail: Trail 4 (Heartbreak)
477 | | 2 comments
Dec 16, 2015 @ 4:50am
Dec 16, 2015
trail: Big Kahuna
1,323 |
Jun 20, 2010 @ 12:24am
Jun 20, 2010Videos of Illinois Mountain Bike
featured

trail: Super D Bailout
2:10 |
121 |
Jul 1, 2020
featured

trail: Super D Bailout
2:05 |
264 |
Aug 22, 2017

trail: Trail 5
21 |
Jun 28, 2022

trail: Trail 5
15 |
Jun 28, 2022

trail: Cal-Sag (Palos)
127 |
May 28, 2022

trail: Dominator
25 |
Dec 25, 2020

trail: Cal-Sag (Palos)
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Dec 7, 2020

trail: Playground Loop
0:20 |
240 |
Aug 29, 2020
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | rhm0726 | wishlist | route | Unofficial Palos Meltdown 2020 (Social Distance Edition) | Jun 9, 2023 @ 8:46pm 12 hours |
![]() | umstevo | wishlist | route | Unofficial Palos Meltdown 2020 (Social Distance Edition) and 1 more | Jun 9, 2023 @ 7:21pm 13 hours |
![]() | PlumbBobM | add | trail | Memorial Park Path and 2 more | Jun 9, 2023 @ 6:12pm 14 hours |
![]() | PlumbBobM | update | trail | Four Sisters Bike Path and 3 more | Jun 9, 2023 @ 5:46pm 15 hours |
![]() | PlumbBobM | add | region | Rochelle | Jun 9, 2023 @ 5:34pm 15 hours |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | report | Resolved | Jun 4, 2023 @ 3:36pm Jun 4, 2023 | ||
![]() | report | Rerouted 6/2/2023 | Jun 2, 2023 @ 12:52pm Jun 2, 2023 | ||
![]() | trail | I see a dotted line just east of the... | May 31, 2023 @ 8:34am May 31, 2023 | ||
![]() | trail | Yo | May 16, 2023 @ 9:33am May 16, 2023 | ||
![]() | report | Did farm road> YBR>emerald Forrest... | May 16, 2023 @ 6:20am May 16, 2023 |
Local Badges
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10 Blue Trails369 awarded -
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10 Blue Trails224 awarded -
Completionist2 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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The Garden Dirt Jumps | skill park | Chicago | |
Salt Creek dirtjumps | skill park | Villa Park | |
Bison Pump Track | skill park | Hanna City | |
Farmdale Skill Park | skill park | East Peoria | |
Big Marsh Pump Track | skill park | Chicago |
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Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 5,096 | 3,728 miles | 145,033 ft | 1,284 mile | 784 ft | #37 | 1,120 | 29,525 | 93 | 139,315 | ||
E-Bike | 2,244 | 1,585 mile | 34,783 ft | 495 miles | 778 ft | #39 | 6,681 | 10 | 488 | |||
Horse | 2,040 | 1,488 mile | 105,079 ft | 604 miles | 702 ft | #17 | 2,284 | 3 | 39 | |||
Hike | 8,958 | 5,320 miles | 248,911 ft | 1,855 mile | 906 ft | #36 | 48 | 27,174 | 93 | 5,061 | ||
Trail Running | 6,561 | 4,355 miles | 184,098 ft | 1,490 mile | 787 ft | #36 | 11 | 27,149 | 24 | 1,724 | ||
Dirtbike/Moto | 2 | 47 miles | 617 ft | 15 miles | 400 ft | #12 | 2,042 | 14 | ||||
Observed Trials | 1 | 269 ft | 62 ft | 13 | 197 | |||||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 5 | 49 miles | 728 ft | 16 miles | 610 ft | #8 | 2,042 | 52 | ||||
Snowmobile | 298 | 340 miles | 4,498 ft | 93 miles | 656 ft | #3 | 2 | 81 | 2 | |||
Snowshoe | 708 | 537 miles | 16,224 ft | 169 miles | 702 ft | #15 | 163 | 1 | 104 | |||
Downhill Ski | 31 | 14 miles | 92 ft | 1 mile | 135 ft | 2 | 18 | |||||
Backcountry Ski | 41 | 24 miles | 771 ft | 6 miles | 177 ft | #10 | 25 | 1 | 41 | |||
Nordic Ski | 2,125 | 908 miles | 33,366 ft | 282 miles | 702 ft | #13 | 206 | 282 |
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