Illinois trails · Lake hikes
125 trails in Illinois reach a named lake. Ranked by our data-richness score; every link opens the full stats or the live map.
| Trail | Length | Gain | Reaches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakefront Trail | 8.1 mi | — | Fiftyninth Street Beach, Sixty-seventh Street Beach |
| Yellow Unpaved Trail | 5.4 mi | — | Mallard Pond, Hogwash Slough |
| Split Lakes Trail | 0.4 mi | — | Hook Lake, Marsh Lake |
| Brown Unpaved Trail | 3.9 mi | — | Hidden Pond Slough, Cranberry Slough |
| Whoopie Cat | 3.7 mi | — | Lake Tacumseh, Lake Tecumseh |
| Kinkaid Lake Trail | 14.3 mi | — | Kinkaid Lake |
| Split Lakes Tral | 0.1 mi | — | Marsh Lake, Reed Lake |
| Tan Unpaved Trail | 2.5 mi | — | Pollywog Slough, Boomerang Slough |
| Orange Unpaved Trail | 1.9 mi | — | Horse Collar Slough, Tomahawk Slough |
| North Riverview Trail | 0.8 mi | — | Inland Sea, Emerald Pond |
| Lost Forty Trail | 0.6 mi | — | Hook Lake, Marsh Lake |
| Swan Lake Levee Trail | 6.2 mi | — | Taylor Lake (historical), Bundy Lake |
| Tan Single Track Trail | 1.6 mi | — | Cramer Slough, Mallard Pond |
| Clear Lake Trail | 2.9 mi | — | Clear Pond, Emerald Pond |
| Blue Single Track Trail | 2.2 mi | — | Rainbarrel Slough, Bull Frog Lake |
| River To River Trail | 1.5 mi | — | Lake Tacumseh, Lake Tecumseh |
| Pounds Ridge | 3.6 mi | — | Pounds Hollow Lake |
| Sac-Fox Trail (Main Loop) | 4.5 mi | — | Lake George |
| North Fork Trail | 5.0 mi | — | Clinton Anglers Lakes |
| Lakeshore Trail | 1.0 mi | — | Siloam Springs Lake, Crabapple Lake |
| One Horse Gap Lake | 1.8 mi | — | One Horse Gap Lake, One Horse Gap |
| Yellow Unpaved Loop | 7.2 mi | — | Horsetail Lake |
| White Oak Trail | 0.8 mi | — | Mallard Pond, Joes Pond |
| Black Single Track Trail | 4.0 mi | — | Cramer Slough |
| Green Single Track Trail | 0.6 mi | — | Mallard Pond, Joes Pond |
| Pyramid Trail | 1.1 mi | — | Hidden Lake, Blackberry Lake |
| Fox Run Hiking Trail | 0.9 mi | — | Trout Pond, Sam Dale Lake |
| One Horse Gap Lake (East) | 0.4 mi | — | One Horse Gap Lake, One Horse Gap |
| Mount Hoy Trail | 0.3 mi | — | Mount Hoy, Sand Pond |
| Black Oak Trail | 1.2 mi | — | Mallard Pond, Longjohn Slough |
| Riverwalk | 1.6 mi | — | Centennial Beach, Quarry Lake |
| Green Unpaved Trail | 0.5 mi | — | Bull Frog Lake, Tomahawk Slough |
| Washington County Lake Trail | 6.9 mi | — | Washington County Lake |
| Spring Lake Trail | 7.2 mi | — | Misquakee Lake, Spring Lake |
| Main Trail Loop 2 and 3 | 0.1 mi | — | Lake Marmo, Sterling Pond |
| ADA Trail | 0.3 mi | — | High Pond, Hidden Pond |
| Pleasant Creek Trail | 4.5 mi | — | Jackson Lake, Western Pond |
| Crabapple/Firebreak Trail | 1.7 mi | — | Siloam Springs Lake |
| Little Cedar Lake | 2.1 mi | — | Cedar Lake |
| Fox Trail | 2.9 mi | — | Spring Lake |
| West Cedar Lake Trail | 1.0 mi | — | Cedar Lake |
| Yellow Single Track Trail | 1.1 mi | — | Maple Lake |
| Prairie Bluff Trail | 0.7 mi | — | Siloam Springs Lake |
| Franks Pond | 0.9 mi | — | Barger Lake |
| Cedar Lake | 2.1 mi | — | Cedar Lake |
| The Bluff Trail Lake Glendale #061 | 0.7 mi | — | Lake Glendale |
| Little Cache | 2.4 mi | — | Dutchman Lake |
| Horse Trail | 5.8 mi | — | Trout Pond |
| Rat Trail | 2.6 mi | — | Spring Lake |
| Red Dog Lake Glendale #064 | 3.4 mi | — | Lake Glendale |
| Cedar Lake Trail | 1.6 mi | — | Cedar Lake |
| Governor's Trail | 3.3 mi | — | Longs Lake |
| Big Bend Lake Hiking Trail | 0.8 mi | — | Big Bend Lake |
| Sag Valley Brown Unpaved Loop | 2.9 mi | — | Holy Family Villa Lake |
| Deer Trail | 1.7 mi | — | Spring Lake |
| Black Jack Oak Trail | 0.9 mi | — | Ferne Clyffe Lake |
| Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail | 2.6 mi | — | Shoe Factory Woods Pond |
| High Point Trail | 1.7 mi | — | Lake Le-Aqua-Na |
| Round Bluff Nature Preserve Trail | 1.0 mi | — | Ferne Clyffe Lake |
| Twisted Oak Trail | 1.0 mi | — | Argyle Lake |