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Lake hikes in Illinois

178 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	8.5 mi	18 ft	Fullerton Beach, Oak Street Beach
Lincoln Park Fitness Course	2.2 mi	14 ft	Lincoln Park Beach (historical), South Lagoon
Split Lakes Trail	0.4 mi	14 ft	Hook Lake, Marsh Lake
Whoopie Cat	3.7 mi	215 ft	Lake Tacumseh, Lake Tecumseh
Kinkaid Lake Trail	14.3 mi	205 ft	Kinkaid Lake
Split Lakes Tral	0.1 mi	14 ft	Marsh Lake, Reed Lake
West Branch DuPage River Trail	4.1 mi	51 ft	Sand Pond, White Pine Pond
North Riverview Trail	1.7 mi	43 ft	Emerald Pond, Inland Sea
Governor's Trail	7.8 mi	145 ft	Longs Lake
Salt Creek Greenway	2.2 mi	15 ft	Stonewort Pond, Green Lake
Busse Forest Trails Red Paved	7.3 mi	44 ft	Busse Woods Reservoir, North Pool
Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail	8.7 mi	95 ft	Barrington Road Pond, Bode Lakes
Lost Forty Trail	0.6 mi	23 ft	Hook Lake, Marsh Lake
Swan Lake Levee Trail	6.2 mi	7 ft	Taylor Lake (historical), Bundy Lake
Tinley Creek Red Paved Loop	9.3 mi	81 ft	Turtlehead Lake, Lake Arrowhead
Horse Trail (Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area)	7.4 mi	61 ft	Trout Pond, Sam Dale Lake
Tan Single Track Trail	1.6 mi	63 ft	Cramer Slough, Mallard Pond
Equestrian Trail (Argyle Lake State Park)	6.7 mi	135 ft	Argyle Lake
Clear Lake Trail	2.9 mi	77 ft	Clear Pond, Emerald Pond
Blue Single Track Trail	2.2 mi	83 ft	Rainbarrel Slough, Bull Frog Lake
Lakeshore Trail	1.3 mi	61 ft	Crabapple Lake, Siloam Springs Lake
River To River Trail	1.5 mi	170 ft	Lake Tacumseh, Lake Tecumseh
Hickory Creek Bikeway	10.3 mi	91 ft	Gun Club Lake
Pounds Ridge	3.6 mi	291 ft	Pounds Hollow Lake
Sac-Fox Trail (Main Loop)	4.5 mi	133 ft	Lake George
North Fork Trail	5.0 mi	66 ft	Clinton Anglers Lakes
Black Single Track Trail	4.2 mi	105 ft	Cramer Slough
White Oak Trail	0.8 mi	77 ft	High Pond, Hidden Pond
One Horse Gap Lake	1.8 mi	36 ft	One Horse Gap Lake, One Horse Gap
Green Single Track Trail	0.6 mi	62 ft	Mallard Pond, Joes Pond
Pyramid Trail	1.1 mi	24 ft	Hidden Lake, Blackberry Lake
Fox Run Hiking Trail	0.9 mi	24 ft	Trout Pond, Sam Dale Lake
One Horse Gap Lake (East)	0.4 mi	61 ft	One Horse Gap Lake, One Horse Gap
Mount Hoy Trail	0.3 mi	109 ft	Mount Hoy, Sand Pond
Black Oak Trail	1.2 mi	25 ft	Mallard Pond, Longjohn Slough
Riverwalk	1.7 mi	14 ft	Centennial Beach, Quarry Lake
Washington County Lake Trail	6.9 mi	30 ft	Washington County Lake
Spring Lake Trail	8.6 mi	9 ft	Misquakee Lake, Spring Lake
Riverbend Pond Trail	0.3 mi	9 ft	Riverbend Pond, Stonewort Pond
Stonewort Pond Trail	0.3 mi	3 ft	Stonewort Pond, Riverbend Pond
Main Trail Loop 2 and 3	0.1 mi	4 ft	Lake Marmo, Sterling Pond
ADA Trail	0.3 mi	14 ft	High Pond, Hidden Pond
Pleasant Creek Trail	4.5 mi	7 ft	Jackson Lake, Western Pond
Crabapple/Firebreak Trail	1.7 mi	183 ft	Siloam Springs Lake
Little Cedar Lake	2.1 mi	92 ft	Cedar Lake
Equestrian Trail (Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area)	10.8 mi	27 ft	Newton Lake
West Cedar Lake Trail	1.0 mi	85 ft	Cedar Lake
Yellow Single Track Trail	1.1 mi	63 ft	Maple Lake
Prairie Bluff Trail	0.7 mi	132 ft	Siloam Springs Lake
Franks Pond	0.9 mi	86 ft	Barger Lake
Hiking Trail (Randolph County State Recreation Area)	2.2 mi	69 ft	Randolph County Lake
Cedar Lake	2.1 mi	212 ft	Cedar Lake
Fox Trail	3.0 mi	62 ft	Spring Lake
The Bluff Trail Lake Glendale #061	0.7 mi	54 ft	Lake Glendale
Little Cache	2.4 mi	276 ft	Dutchman Lake
Fox River Trail	9.7 mi	46 ft	Lake Marian
Rat Trail	2.6 mi	91 ft	Spring Lake
Red Dog Lake Glendale #064	3.4 mi	96 ft	Lake Glendale
Cedar Lake Trail	1.6 mi	227 ft	Cedar Lake
Hennepin Canal Parkway	72.6 mi	184 ft	Crystal Lake