Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Chicagoland Bike Trails

The Chicago area, which encompasses Cook County as well as the counties surrounding Cook, offers a plethora of bike trails, mostly passing though magnificent forest preserves. A number of the trails run well over 20 miles in length. Here is a listing of Chicago area bike trails I've biked, with photos and info on each trail.


  • Blackwell Forest Trail in DuPage County.
  • Busse Reservoir Bike Trail in northwest Chicagoland
  • Centennial Trail of southwest Chicagoland
  • Chicago Lakefront Path
  • Danada/Herrick Lake Trail in DuPage County
  • Deer Grove Forest Preserve Mountain Bike Trail of northwestern Chicagoland
  • Des Plaines River Trail in Lake County (Northern section)
  • Des Plaines River Trail in Cook County (Southern section)
  • Fox River Trail in western Chicagoland.
  • Grant Woods Trail in Lake County
  • Great Western Trail of western Chicagoland.
  • Green Bay Trail of northern Chicagoland
  • Hebron Trail of McHenry County
  • Illinois Prairie Path of western Chicagoland
  • I & M Canal Trail of southern Cook County
  • I & M Canal State Trail (Channahon to LaSalle)
  • McHenry's Prairie Trail of northwestern Chicagoland
  • Millennium Trail of Lake County
  • Moraine Hills State Park in northwest Chicagoland.
  • North Branch of the Chicago River Trail in northern Chicagoland
  • North Shore Trail of northern Chicagoland
  • Old Plank Road Trail of southwest Chicagoland
  • Palatine Bike Trail in northwest Chicagoland.
  • Poplar Creek Forest Preserve Trail in northwest Chicagoland
  • Robert McClory Trail in northern Chicagoland
  • Rock Run Greenway Trail in southwestern Chicagoland
  • Veteran Acres/Sterne's Woods mountain bike trails in Crystal Lake
  • Virgil Gilman Trail in western Chicagoland
  • Waterfall Glen Forest Trail of southwestern Chicagoland

  • When I add new trails to my list, I do so at Bike, Hike, and Paddle, so you might want to bookmark this site to get the latest additions to the list.

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