Top Recommended Hiking Routes
near Illiopolis, Illinois
Illiopolis, Illinois
Recommended Routes, Photos, & More
Cowles Bog Trail
4.7 mi 7.5 km • 202' Up 61.6 m Up • 202' Down 61.56 m Down
Trail 8 - 3 Dunes Challenge
2.2 mi 3.6 km • 238' Up 72.43 m Up • 237' Down 72.31 m Down
Honey Creek Loop
4.2 mi 6.7 km • 565' Up 172.29 m Up • 571' Down 174.17 m Down
Whispering Pine - North and South
10.2 mi 16.4 km • 1,011' Up 308.04 m Up • 1,006' Down 306.64 m Down
Devil's Lake Loop
6.2 mi 9.9 km • 1,069' Up 325.95 m Up • 1,048' Down 319.54 m Down
Starved Rock Loop
5.1 mi 8.1 km • 493' Up 150.12 m Up • 492' Down 149.9 m Down
Sag Valley Main Trail
8.5 mi 13.6 km • 364' Up 110.8 m Up • 364' Down 111.01 m Down
Red, White, and Blue
11.2 mi 18.0 km • 1,340' Up 408.55 m Up • 1,342' Down 409.11 m Down
Scarce O' Fat Loop
5.7 mi 9.2 km • 563' Up 171.58 m Up • 563' Down 171.62 m Down
West Beach 3-Loop
3.5 mi 5.7 km • 223' Up 67.94 m Up • 220' Down 66.94 m Down
Trail Through Time
2.0 mi 3.2 km • 276' Up 84.15 m Up • 287' Down 87.42 m Down
5-Mile Challenge
5.9 mi 9.5 km • 629' Up 191.86 m Up • 628' Down 191.4 m Down
River To River Trail: Garden of the Gods Wilderness Section
5.4 mi 8.7 km • 516' Up 157.15 m Up • 654' Down 199.24 m Down
Paul H. Douglas Trail
3.4 mi 5.5 km • 46' Up 14.12 m Up • 46' Down 14.03 m Down
Waterfall Glen Main Trail
9.7 mi 15.6 km • 259' Up 78.82 m Up • 259' Down 78.83 m Down
The Chicago Outerbelt Route
208.6 mi 335.7 km • 1,684' Up 513.38 m Up • 1,684' Down 513.32 m Down
Chicago Lakefront Trail
18.4 mi 29.6 km • 154' Up 47.07 m Up • 150' Down 45.69 m Down
Bullfrog Loop
7.4 mi 11.8 km • 625' Up 190.36 m Up • 624' Down 190.16 m Down
Yahoo Falls Loop
1.1 mi 1.7 km • 176' Up 53.5 m Up • 176' Down 53.51 m Down
Matthiessen State Park Loop
2.7 mi 4.4 km • 164' Up 49.97 m Up • 168' Down 51.09 m Down
Effigy Mounds North Unit - Hanging Rock
6.5 mi 10.5 km • 890' Up 271.14 m Up • 889' Down 270.86 m Down
Bailly Chellberg - Little Calumet Loop
3.5 mi 5.6 km • 109' Up 33.36 m Up • 111' Down 33.93 m Down
French Lick Loop
8.8 mi 14.1 km • 907' Up 276.46 m Up • 907' Down 276.39 m Down
Seidman Park Outside Loop
4.5 mi 7.2 km • 523' Up 159.37 m Up • 530' Down 161.5 m Down
Indian Creek Trail to Eye of the Needle Out and Back
4.6 mi 7.4 km • 527' Up 160.49 m Up • 525' Down 160.07 m Down


