Hiking trails near Metropolis, Illinois

38 official trails lie within 25 miles of Metropolis — 99 miles in total, 33 rated easy and 1 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 287 ft; the median trail gains 160 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Bay Creek	7.4	223 ft	Hard	53 min · 33 mi
Millstone Lake	6.4	249 ft	Moderate	51 min · 32 mi
434	4.1	285 ft	Moderate	1 h 02 min · 37 mi
Whistle	4.2	279 ft	Moderate	1 h 04 min · 37 mi
Cedar Creek	4.0	234 ft	Moderate	54 min · 41 mi
042	2.5	276 ft	Easy	59 min · 34 mi
Freize	3.9	247 ft	Easy	59 min · 34 mi
Hayes Creek	4.4	185 ft	Easy	1 h 01 min · 34 mi
Little Black Slough Trail	3.6	180 ft	Easy	53 min · 36 mi
Jackson Falls	2.9	142 ft	Easy	1 h 19 min · 50 mi
Max Creek Trail	2.7	240 ft	Easy	47 min · 37 mi
White	2.9	165 ft	Easy	48 min · 32 mi
Max Creek	2.4	258 ft	Easy	46 min · 36 mi
041	2.4	158 ft	Easy	1 h 01 min · 36 mi
Double Branch Hole	2.6	179 ft	Easy	51 min · 36 mi
Red Dog Lake Glendale #064	3.4	96 ft	Easy	38 min · 26 mi
Double Bridge	1.3	287 ft	Easy	56 min · 41 mi
Angus	1.9	208 ft	Easy	45 min · 33 mi
Jackson Hole	1.7	211 ft	Easy	1 h 02 min · 34 mi
War Bluff	1.7	182 ft	Easy	1 h 07 min · 42 mi
Lagoon #051	1.5	160 ft	Easy	42 min · 27 mi
Zion Church Rd	2.5	84 ft	Easy	1 h 04 min · 37 mi
Cove Hollow Trail	1.9	109 ft	Easy	1 h 19 min · 50 mi
Fred's Run #057	1.0	174 ft	Easy	43 min · 27 mi

Quick picks near Metropolis

Easy and short: 042 — 2.5 mi, rated easy, 19 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Red Dog Lake Glendale #064 to Lake Glendale; West Cedar Lake Trail to Cedar Lake; Lake Glendale Trail to Lake Glendale

Trail guides near Metropolis

Sentry Bluff Trail — 2.8 mi, 83 ft climb · 25 mi away
Bell Smith Springs — 7.3 mi, 153 ft climb · 26 mi away
One Horse Gap — 8.8 mi, 308 ft climb · 27 mi away
One Horse Gap Lake — 1.8 mi, 36 ft climb · 29 mi away
River To River Trail — 8.6 mi, 231 ft climb · 29 mi away
Lusk Creek — 16.3 mi, 313 ft climb · 30 mi away
Whoopie Cat — 3.7 mi, 215 ft climb · 31 mi away
New Gog - Karbers Ridge — 8.3 mi, 438 ft climb · 32 mi away
Grindstaff Trail — 2.4 mi, 371 ft climb · 37 mi away
Beaver Trail — 9.0 mi, 273 ft climb · 38 mi away
Pounds Ridge — 3.6 mi, 291 ft climb · 40 mi away

Nearby towns: Harrisburg (41 mi) · Murray (42 mi) · Princeton (44 mi) · Carbondale (49 mi)

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