Hiking trails near Lake Bluff, Illinois

113 official trails lie within 25 miles of Lake Bluff — 327 miles in total, 107 rated easy and 0 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 212 ft; the median trail gains 33 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Millennium Trail	11.4	107 ft	Moderate	25 min · 14 mi
McHenry County Prairie Trail	10.9	180 ft	Moderate	46 min · 28 mi
Gander Mountain Forest Preserve Trail	3.0	212 ft	Moderate	42 min · 30 mi
Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail	8.7	95 ft	Moderate	54 min · 33 mi
Des Plaines River Trail	17.5	58 ft	Moderate	22 min · 16 mi
Chain O' Lakes State Park Trail	3.2	107 ft	Easy	45 min · 31 mi
CAMBr Yellow Trail	5.2	54 ft	Easy	45 min · 31 mi
Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail	6.8	100 ft	Easy	45 min · 30 mi
Yellow Trail (Deer Grove Forest Preserve)	4.7	111 ft	Easy	41 min · 22 mi
Busse Forest Trails Red Paved	7.3	44 ft	Easy	42 min · 28 mi
CAMBR Brown Trail	4.6	60 ft	Easy	47 min · 32 mi
Palatine Bike Trail	4.7	78 ft	Easy	36 min · 25 mi
Prairie Crossing Bike Path	5.8	63 ft	Easy	19 min · 13 mi
Chain O'Lakes Bike Path	3.2	67 ft	Easy	33 min · 20 mi
Moraine View Trail	1.6	54 ft	Easy	49 min · 26 mi
Casey Trail	2.2	130 ft	Easy	16 min · 10 mi
Washington Street Bike Path	2.5	102 ft	Easy	11 min · 8 mi
Brown Trail (Rotary Park)	2.5	71 ft	Easy	49 min · 27 mi
Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail	3.7	58 ft	Easy	54 min · 33 mi
Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi)	2.7	39 ft	Easy	37 min · 22 mi
Gold Finch Trail	1.8	92 ft	Easy	47 min · 31 mi
Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve Trail	3.0	33 ft	Easy	30 min · 19 mi
Lyons Loop	2.0	51 ft	Easy	45 min · 23 mi
Des Plaines River Trail Orange Unpaved (North)	4.9	26 ft	Easy	26 min · 18 mi

Quick picks near Lake Bluff

Easy and short: Chain O' Lakes State Park Trail — 3.2 mi, rated easy, 22 mi from town
Longest: Des Plaines River Trail — 17.5 mi, 14 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Gander Mountain Forest Preserve Trail to Gander Mountain

Lakes: Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail to Barrington Road Pond; Busse Forest Trails Red Paved to Busse Woods Reservoir; Palatine Bike Trail to Virginia Lake; Des Plaines River Trail Orange Unpaved (North) to Lake Potawatomi

Viewpoints: Fox River Trail (2.0 mi) to Black Tern Marsh Viewing Platform Form

Trail guides near Lake Bluff

Salt Creek Greenway — 2.2 mi, 15 ft climb · 27 mi away
Lincoln Park Fitness Course — 2.2 mi, 14 ft climb · 28 mi away
Lakefront Trail — 8.5 mi, 18 ft climb · 29 mi away
West Branch DuPage River Trail — 4.1 mi, 51 ft climb · 34 mi away
Riverwalk — 1.7 mi, 14 ft climb · 38 mi away
Tan Single Track Trail — 1.6 mi, 63 ft climb · 39 mi away
Blue Single Track Trail — 2.2 mi, 83 ft climb · 39 mi away

Nearby towns: Kenosha (21 mi) · Schaumburg (21 mi) · McHenry (23 mi) · Chicago (32 mi)

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