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Hiking

54 trails
1. Palos/Sag Valley Forest Preserve: Cap Sauers and Swallow Cliff Loop
2. Veteran Acres - Sterne's Woods Hike
3. Beach Trail
4. Starved Rock State Park: West Hike
5. Illinois Beach State Park: Dead River Loop
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Road Biking

49 trails
1. Milwaukee Lakefront
2. Chicago Boulevard Lakefront Ramble
3. Illinois Prairie Path
4. Fox River South
5. Waterfall Glen
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Birding

29 trails
1. Sugar River Forest Preserve and Alder Tract
2. Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area and Forest Preserve
3. Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center and Nearby Sloughs
4. Glacial Park and Vicinity
5. Castle Rock State Park and George B. Fell Nature Preserve
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Mountain Biking

11 trails
1. France Park
2. Emma Carlin Trails
3. Hammel Woods
4. Maple Lake
5. Illinois and Michigan Canal State Trail
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Birding 29
Camping 1
Canoeing 1
Cross Country Skiing 3
Fly Fishing 1
Hiking 54
Mountain Biking 11
Rails To Trails 4
Road Biking 49
Scenic Driving 4
Sea Kayaking 2
Skiing 1
Snowshoeing 1
Walking 11

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Beach 4
Lake 9
Views 1

Chicago Trail Reviews

Starved Rock State Park: West Hike
Added 3 days ago
For Northern Il. amazing! My Favorite get away in northern Il. Easy to Moderate hiking, with several waterfalls (Go in spring or after rainy period, some falls stop running in dry [more]
Lake La Grange
Added 3 days ago
Just Got back from this section of Iceage trail at LeGrange Lake. Very nice hike, Hiked up to shelter 3 and back. Plan on packing in with my son somday soon. Stayed at Snug Harbor [more]
Bong State Recreation Area Loop
Added 5 days ago
I hiked the Orange Loop which ended up being 6.7 miles. There are many different trails with the Red Loop being the longest of them all at approx. 8 miles. The trails go through [more]
Glacial Park and Vicinity
Added 7 days ago
The morning air was nice and cool so the bugs were low. We walked the cyote trail and it is 7.8 miles with two of my sons and it took 2.5 hours. Very nice scenes and very low [more]
Starved Rock State Park: West Hike
Added 9 days ago
BEAUTIFUL!! [more]

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