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ALGONQUIN ROAD TRAIL
Length 9.5 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Palatine
County Cook
Connections None
ANDERSON MEMORIAL PATH
Length 3.0 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Rockford
County Winnebago
Connections
ALTON TRAIL
Length 4.0 miles Surface Asphalt Status Open
Vicinity Edwardsville
County Madison
Connections
BAUER BRIDGE TRAIL
Length 2.2 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Rockford
County Winnebago
Connections Rock River Recreation Path
BATAVIA SPUR
Length 5.0 miles Surface Screenings Status Open
Vicinity Batavia
County DuPage
Connections Illinois Prairie Path, Fox River Trail
BELLEVILLE’S TRAILS
Length 6.0 miles Surface Crushed stone Status Open
Vicinity Belleville
County St. Clair
Connections None
BEN BUTTERWORTH MEMORAIL PARKWAY
Length 6.5 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Moline
County Rock Island
Connections Great River Trail
BLUFF TRAIL
Length 2.0 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Edwardsville
County Madison
Connections Nickel Plate Trail, Delyte Morris Trail
BUFFALO GROVE BIKEWAY SYSTEM
Length 45 miles Surface Asphalt Status Open
Vicinity Buffalo Grove
County Cook
Connections Buffalo Creek Trail
BURNHAM GREENWAY
Length 4.7 miles Surface Paved, undeveloped Status Partially open
Vicinity Chicago
County Cook
Connections Chicago lakefront & suburbs
BUTLER LAKE BIKE PATH
Length 4.0 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Libertyville
County Lake
Connections North Shore Path
CALUMET-SAG TRAIL
Length 26 miles Surface Asphalt Status 1 mile open
Vicinity Chicago
County Cook
Connections None currently
CENTENNIAL TRAIL
Length 20 miles Surface Crushed stone Status Partially complete
Vicinity Forest Park, Lemont
County Cook, DuPage, Will
Connections Cook & Will County I&M Canal Trails
CHAIN OF LAKES BIKE PATH
Length 3 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Fox Lake
County Lake
Connections Grant Woods FP
CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN
Length 7 miles` Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Glencoe
County Cook
Connections North Branch Bicycle Trail
CHICAGO LAKEFRONT BIKE PATH
Length 20 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Chicago
County Cook
Connections Evanston Bike Paths via streets
CLARK BRIDGE
Length 1.0 miles Surface Asphalt Status Open
Vicinity Alton
County Madison
Connections Alton and Confluence Trails
CONFLUENCE TRAIL
Length 18.6 miles Surface Paved, Oil & Chip Status Open
Vicinity Alton, Granite City
County Madison
Connections Alton Trail
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CONSTITUTION TRAIL
Length 20.0 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Bloomington, Normal
County McLean
Connections
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY TRAILS & BIKEWAYS
(Champaign Savoy Bike Trail)
Length 18.0 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Champaign, Urbana
County Champaign
Connections Roby Recreational Trail, Robert P. Simon Trail
DECATUR AREA TRAILS
Length 6.0 miles Surface Paved, Crushed stone Status Open
Vicinity Decatur
County Macon
Connections
DEKALB-SYCAMORE TRAIL
Length 6.0 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity DeKalb, Sycamore
County DeKalb
Connections Great Western Trail, DeKalb Park District Trail
DELYTE MORRIS TRAIL
Length 2.5 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Edwardsville
County Madison
Connections Bluff Trail, Watershed Trail
DES PLAINES RIVER TRAIL
Length 33 miles Surface Limestone screenings Status Open
Vicinity Wadsworth to Lincolnshire
County Lake
Connections North Shore Bike Path, Independence Grove, Vernon Hills Trails
DES PLAINES TRAIL SYSTEM - NORTH
Length 12 miles Surface Natural, groomed Status Open
Vicinity Wheeling, Des Plaines County Cook
Connections Des Plaines Trail System – South, Des Plaines River Trail
DES PLAINES TRAIL SYSTEM - SOUTH
Length 10.8 miles Surface Natural Status Open
Vicinity Des Plaines to Franklin Park
County Cook
Connections Des Plaines Trail System - North
EL PASO TRAIL
Length 2.7 miles Surface Crushed stone Status Open
Vicinity El Paso
County Woodford
Connections None
EVANSTON BIKE PATHS
Length 7 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Evanston
County Cook
Connections Chicago Lakefront Bike Path & Green Bay Trail via streets
FERMILAB BIKE TRAIL
Length 4 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Batavia
County DuPage
Connections Illinois Prairie Path, Fox River Trail
FOX RIVER TRAIL
Length 41.7 miles Surface Paved, Limestone screenings Status Open
Vicinity Crystal Lake to Montgomery
County Kane, McHenry
Connections Illinois Prairie Path, Batavia Spur, Geneva Spur, Great Western Trail, Virgil Gilman Trail, Prairie Trail, Randall Road Bicycle Trail
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FULTON BIKE TRAIL (F.A.S.T.)
Length 14.0 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Fulton
County Whiteside
Connections None
GAYLORD DONNELLY TRAIL
Length 5.0 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Lockport
Count Will
Connections I&M Canal Bike Trail
GOSHEN TRAIL
Length 7.0 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Glen Carbon
County Madison
Connections School House, Heritage, Nature, Delyte Morris, Nickel Place & Watershed Trails
GRAND ILLINOIS TRAIL
Length 535 miles Surface Status Many sections open
Vicinity Multiple communities throughout northern Illinois
Connections Many
GREAT RIVER TRAIL
Length 62.0 miles Surface Paved, Roads Status Open in part
Vicinity Moline, Savanna
County Carroll, Rock Island, Whiteside
Connections Ben Butterworth Pathway
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GREAT WESTERN TRAIL
Length 18 miles Surface Limestone screenings Status Open
Vicinity St. Charles to Sycamore
County DeKalb, Kane
Connections Fox River Trail, Randall Road Bicycle Trail
GREAT WESTERN TRAIL (DUPAGE)
Length 11.4 miles Surface Limestone screenings Status Open
Vicinity Wheaton, Elgin
County DuPage
Connections Illinois Prairie Path, Fox River Trail
GREEN BAY TRAIL
Length 6.0 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Wilmette to Glencoe
County Cook
Connections Robert McClory Bike Path, Evanston Bike Paths via streets
GREEN DIAMOND RAIL TRAIL
Length 4.0 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Farmersville, Wagoner
County Montgomery
Connections None
HARVARD TO BOONE COUNTY TRAIL
Length 5.8 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Harvard
County McHenry
Connections
HEBRON TRAIL with a Nippersink Connector
Length 5.0 miles Surface Crushed stone Status Open
Vicinity Hebron, Richmond
County McHenry
Connections Prairie Trail
HENNEPIN CANAL PARKWAY
Length 98.0 miles Surface Bituminous, gravel Status Open
Vicinity Bureau, Rock Falls, Colona
County Bureau, Henry, Lee, Rock Island, Whiteside
Connections Kiwanis Trail, Kaskaskia Alliance Trail planned (connects to the I&M Canal Trail).
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HERITAGE TRAIL
Length 12.8 miles Surface Asphalt, crushed stone Status Open
Vicinity Marine
County Madison
Connections Goshen & Nickel Plate Trails
HONONEGAH RECREATION TRAIL
Length 2.7 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Rockford
County Winnebago
Connections None
HUM TRAIL
Length 3.5 miles Surface Limestone screenings Status Open
Vicinity Union, Marengo
County McHenry
Connections
I&M CANAL TRAIL – COOK COUNTY
Length 8.9 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Willow Spring s
County Cook
Connections I&M Canal Trail – Will County
I&M CANAL STATE TRAIL
Length 56.0 miles Surface Crushed stone Status Open
Vicinity Channahon, LaSalle
County Grundy, LaSalle, Will
Connections Rock Run Trail, Kaskaskia Alliance Trail (planned)
ILLINOIS PRAIRIE PATH
Length 44.2 miles Surface Limestone screenings Status Open
Vicinity Maywood, Wheaton, Aurora
County Cook, DuPage, Kane
Connections Fox River Trail, Batavia Spur, Geneva Spur, DuPage County Great Western Trail
INTERURBAN TRAIL
Length 7.0 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Springfield
County Sangamon
Connections Wabash Trail
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JANE ADDAMS TRAIL
Length 20.0 miles Surface Crushed stone Status Open
Vicinity Rockford, Orangeville
County Stephenson
Connections Grand Illinois Trail, Badger State Trail in Wisconsin
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JOE STENGEL TRAIL
Length 11.0 miles Surface Crushed stone, paved, grass Status Open
Vicinity Dixon
County Lee, Ogle
Connections Lowell Parkway
JOHN HUMPHREY BIKE TRIAL
Length
3.0 miles
Surface Paved
Status Open
Vicinity
Orland Park
County
Cook
Connections
Village Center, Metra Station
JOLIET JUNCTION TRAIL
Length 4.4 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Joliet
County
Will
Connections I&M Canal State Trail
KANKAKEE RIVER STATE PARK
Length 11.0 miles= Surface Crushed stone Status Open
Vicinity Kankakee
County Will
Connections None
KASKASKIA-ALLIANCE TRAIL
Length 15.0 miles Surface Undeveloped Status Planned
Vicinity LaSalle, Bureau Junction
County LaSalle
Connections I&M Canal State Trail, Hennepin Canal Trail
KISHWAUKEE KIWANIS PATHWAY
Length 6.5 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity DeKalb
County DeKalb
Connections None
KISHWUAKEE RIVERFRONT PATH
Length 2 miles Surface Asphalt Status Open
Vicinity Belvidere
County Boone
Connections
KIWANIS TRAIL
Length 6.5 miles Surface Paved, Streets Status Open
Vicinity Rock Island
County Rock Island
Connections
LAKE OF THE WOODS TRAIL
Length 4.2 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Champaign, Urbana
County Champaign
Connections None
LINCOLN PRAIRIE TRAIL
Length 15.0 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Pana, Taylorville
County Christian
Connections None
LONG PRAIRIE TRAIL
Length 15.0 miles Surface Asphalt Status Open
Vicinity Capron, Caledonia, Belvidere
County Boone
Connections Stone Bridge Trail
LOST BRIDGE TRAIL
Length 5.0 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Springfield
County Sangamon
Connections None
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LOWELL PARKWAY
Length 3.5 miles Surface Screenings Status Open
Vicinity Dixon
County Lee
Connections Joe Stengel Trail
MAJOR TAYLOR TRAIL
Length 6.5 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Chicago
County Cook
Connections None
MATTOON TO CHARLESTON TRAIL
Length 12.2 miles Surface Crushed stone Status Open
Vicinity Mattoon, Charleston
County Coles
Connections None
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METRO EAST BIKE TRAIL
Length 7.5 miles Surface Crushed stone Status Open
Vicinity Cahokia`
County St. Clair
Connections
MILLENNIUM TRAIL
Length 35 miles Surface Asphalt, gravel Status 12.0 miles open
Vicinity Island Lake, Lindenhurst, Mundelein
County Lake
Connections North Shore Bike Path, Des Plaines River Trail planned
NATURE TRAIL
Length 12.7 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Edwardsville, Granite City
County Madison
Connections Bluff Trail, Nickel Plate & Schoolhouse Trails
NICKEL PLATE TRAIL
Length 13.7 miles Surface Crushed stone Status Open
Vicinity Edwardsville, Glen Carbon
County Madison
Connections Heritage Trail, Nature Trail, Quercus Grove Trail
NORTH BRANCH BICYCLE TRIAL
Length 22.0 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Lincolnwood to Glencoe
County Cook
Connections Chicago Lakefront Bike Path & Green Bay Trail via connecting streets
NORTH SHORE PATH
Length 8.5 miles Surface Paved, limestone screenings Status Open
Vicinity Lake Bluff, Mundelein
County Lake
Connections Des Plaines River Trail, Robert McClory Bike Path, Skokie Valley Trail
OLD PLANK ROAD TRAIL
Length 21 miles Surface Asphalt Status Open
Vicinity Chicago Heights to Joliet
County Cook, Will
Connections
PEACE ROAD TRAIL
Length 10 miles Surface Screenings Status Open
Vicinity DeKalb, Sycamore
County DeKalb
Connections Great Western Trail
PECATONICA PRAIRIE PATH
Length 18 miles Surface Grass Status Open, dirt Status Open
Vicinity Freeport, Winnebago
County Stephenson, Winnebago
Connections None
PERRYVILLE PATH
Length 9.0 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Loves Park
County Winnebago
Connections Rock Cut State Park
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PIMITEOUI TRAIL
Length 5.0 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Peoria
County Peoria
Connections River Trail of Illinois, Rock Island State Trail
PIONEEER PARKWAY
Length 2.5 miles Surface Crushed stone Status Open
Vicinity Peoria
County Peoria
Connections
PRAIRIE TRAIL
Length 30 miles Surface Paved, gravel Status Open
Vicinity Crystal Lake to Richmond
County McHenry
Connections Hebron Trail
QUERCUS GROVE TRAIL
Length 5.8 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Edwardsville
County Madison
Connections Nickel Plate Trail
RANDALL ROAD BICYCLE TRAIL
Length 4.0 Surface Asphalt, crushed limestone Status Open
Vicinity South Elgin, St. Charles
County Kane
Connections Fox River Trail, Great Western Trail
REND LAKE BIKING TRAILS
Length 9.8 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Benton
County Franklin, Jefferson
Connections None
RIVER TRAIL OF ILLINOIS
Length 10.8 miles Surface Paved, crushed stone Status Open
Vicinity East Peoria, Morton
County Tazewell
Connections Pimiteoui Trail
ROBERT McCLORY BIKE PATH
Length 25 miles Surface Paved, screenings Status Open
Vicinity Glencoe to Winthrop Harbor
County Lake
Connections Green Bay Trail, North Shore Bicycle Trail
ROCK ISLAND STATE TRAIL
Length 28.3 miles Surface Crushed stone Status Open
Vicinity Peoria
County Peoria, Stark
Connections Pimiteoui Trail
ROCK RIVER/SPORTSCORE PATH
Length 8 miles Surface Asphalt Status Open
Vicinity Rockford
County Winnebago
Connections Bauer Bridge Trail
ROCK RUN GREENWAY
Length 3.0 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Joliet
County Will
Connections Joliet Junction Trail
ROCK RUN TRAIL
Length 9.0 Surface Paved, crushed stone Status Open
Vicinity Joliet
County Will
Connections I&M Canal State Trail
ROCK SPRINGS FAIRVIEW BIKEWAY
Length 3.2 miles Surface Asphalt Status Open & planned
Vicinity Decatur
County Macon
Connections None
SCHOOLHOUSE TRAIL
Length 15.9 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Granite City, Troy
County Madison
Connections Goshen Trail, Nature Trail, Nickel Plate Trail
SKOKIE VALLEY TRAIL
Length 10.0 miles Surface Asphalt Status Open
Vicinity Highwood, Lake Forest
County Lake
Connections North Shore Path
SOUTHERN DUPAGE COUNTY REGIONAL TRAIL
Length 46 miles (linking of existing & planned trails)
Surface Status Under development
Vicinity Naperville
County DuPage
Connections Aurora to Woodridge
STONE BRIDGE TRAIL
Length 5.8 miles Surface Crushed stone Status Open
Vicinity Roscoe
County Winnebago
Connections Long Prairie Trail
THORN CREEK BICYCLE TRAL
Length 19.1 miles Surface Paved, screenings Status Open, planned extension
Vicinity Glenwood, Park Forest
County Cook
Connections Streets
TINLEY CREEK FOREST PRESERVE TRAIL
Length 24.8 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Palos Heights to Flossmore
County Cook
Connections None
TUNNEL HILL TRAIL
Length 44.5 miles Surface Crushed stone Status Open
Vicinity Carrier Mills, Harrisburg, Vienna
County Johnson, Saline, Williamson
Connections None
VADALABENE BIKE TRAIL
Length 19.0 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Alton, Grafton
County Jersey, Madison
Connections None
VERNON HILLS TRAILS
Length 7 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Vernon Hills
County Lake
Connections Des Plaines River Trail
VIRGIL GILMAN TRAIL
Length 10.5 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Aurora, Sugar Grove
County Kane
Connections Fox River Trail
WABASH TRAIL
Length 3.0 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Springfield
County Sangamon
Connections Interurban Trail
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WATERSHED TRAIL
Length 4.7 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Edwardsville, Roxana
County Madison
Connections Goshen Trail
WAUBONSIE TRAIL
Length 2.5 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Oswego
County Kendall
Connections None
WAUPONSEE TRAIL
Length 26.0 miles Surface Paved, crushed stone Status Partially complete
Vicinity Joliet
County Will
Connections Old Plank Road Trail, Joliet Junction Trail
WILL COUNTY I&M CANAL TRAIL
Length 11.4 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Joliet, Lockport
County Will
Connections I&M Canal State Trail, Centennial Trail
WILLOW CREEK TRAIL
Length 7.0 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Loves Park
County Winnebago
Connections
WINDING CREEK TRAIL
Length 2.5 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Crystal Lake
County McHenry
Connections
ZION BICYCLE PATH
Length 6.5 miles Surface Paved Status Open
Vicinity Zion
County Lake
Connections Illinois Beach State Park