Top Rated Hiking Trails
near Freeport, Illinois
Freeport, Illinois
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Ice Age Trail: Kettle Moraine State Forest-Southern Unit
32.3 mi 52.0 km • 3,479' Up 1060.47 m Up • 3,409' Down 1039.1 m Down

Ice Age Trail: Gibraltar Rock
4.8 mi 7.8 km • 799' Up 243.47 m Up • 684' Down 208.63 m Down
Yellow Trail (Badger North)
3.0 mi 4.8 km • 70' Up 21.42 m Up • 78' Down 23.83 m Down
Great Western Trail
17.7 mi 28.5 km • 219' Up 66.87 m Up • 144' Down 43.78 m Down

Ice Age Trail: Lodi Marsh Segment
4.2 mi 6.8 km • 648' Up 197.4 m Up • 641' Down 195.42 m Down
Hirsch Farm
5.2 mi 8.3 km • 535' Up 163.14 m Up • 542' Down 165.27 m Down

Nelson Lake Trail
2.6 mi 4.2 km • 33' Up 10.07 m Up • 54' Down 16.61 m Down
Fox River Forest Preserve Trail
0.4 mi 0.7 km • 3' Up 1.02 m Up • 3' Down 0.82 m Down
Green Trail (Badger Central)
2.8 mi 4.5 km • 18' Up 5.46 m Up • 18' Down 5.36 m Down
Red Trail (Badger South)
2.7 mi 4.3 km • 81' Up 24.61 m Up • 83' Down 25.35 m Down
Millennium Trail & Greenway
19.5 mi 31.3 km • 590' Up 179.75 m Up • 569' Down 173.33 m Down
Red Rock Trail
1.7 mi 2.7 km • 320' Up 97.62 m Up • 342' Down 104.37 m Down

Green Trail - Lake Loop
0.7 mi 1.2 km • 16' Up 4.76 m Up • 18' Down 5.6 m Down
Sunflower Trail
1.2 mi 1.9 km • 35' Up 10.64 m Up • 5' Down 1.59 m Down
Grassy Lake Red Trail
1.0 mi 1.6 km • 21' Up 6.3 m Up • 69' Down 20.93 m Down
Blackhawk Trail
0.8 mi 1.3 km • 157' Up 47.72 m Up • 209' Down 63.6 m Down
Grassy Lake Yellow Trail
1.9 mi 3.1 km • 90' Up 27.56 m Up • 61' Down 18.65 m Down

Hidden Pond Loop
1.7 mi 2.8 km • 64' Up 19.64 m Up • 70' Down 21.41 m Down

South System Loop
1.6 mi 2.5 km • 123' Up 37.37 m Up • 121' Down 36.99 m Down
Fox River Yellow Gravel Loop Trail
1.2 mi 1.9 km • 25' Up 7.55 m Up • 25' Down 7.62 m Down
Grassy Lake Yellow Trail
1.3 mi 2.0 km • 32' Up 9.9 m Up • 17' Down 5.12 m Down
Cedar Point Trail
0.2 mi 0.3 km • 75' Up 22.81 m Up • 79' Down 24.07 m Down

North System Descent
0.4 mi 0.6 km • 26' Up 7.86 m Up • 176' Down 53.53 m Down
Fox River Red Gravel and Paved Trail
1.0 mi 1.5 km • 17' Up 5.09 m Up • 38' Down 11.55 m Down

South System Descent
0.3 mi 0.4 km • 2' Up 0.55 m Up • 160' Down 48.7 m Down
Wilderness Trail
0.7 mi 1.2 km • 62' Up 18.92 m Up • 48' Down 14.63 m Down
Keystone Rd. Landing
0.9 mi 1.5 km • 7' Up 2.26 m Up • 7' Down 2.26 m Down