Illinois trails · Loop hikes
Loops computed from the connected trail network — each starts and ends at the same trailhead. Explore any of them on the interactive map (Loops layer).
| Route | Distance | Gain | Trailhead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar Creek Orange Unpaved Trail + Poplar Creek Green Unpaved Trail + Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail | 8.4 mi | 365 ft | Poplar Creek Orange Unpaved Trail access |
| GODWIN + HUTCHINS CREEK + KING HOLLOW | 8.8 mi | 989 ft | GODWIN TRAILHEAD WEST |
| Springbrook Prarie Trail | 5.5 mi | 172 ft | Springbrook Prarie Trail access |
| Busse Forest Trails Red Paved | 7.3 mi | 199 ft | Busse Forest Trails Red Paved access |
| Snowmobile Trail (Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area) + Tomahawk Trail | 6.0 mi | 333 ft | Tomahawk Trail access |
| Washington County Lake Trail | 6.9 mi | 540 ft | Washington County Lake Trail access |
| 499M + DOG LEG + Apx Location | 7.4 mi | 1,023 ft | 499M access |
| ZIMMER CEMETERY + 487H + FRANKS POND | 10.8 mi | 1,523 ft | DOG HOLLOW TRAIL access |
| PACO + 487K + ZIMMER CEMETERY | 9.0 mi | 973 ft | LUSK CREEK access |
| Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail + CAMBr Orange Trail + CAMBr Yellow Trail | 6.1 mi | 432 ft | Connector (Paul Douglas Forest Preserve) access |
| ZIMMER CEMETERY + 487H + FRANKS POND | 9.2 mi | 1,053 ft | LUSK CREEK access |
| Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail + CAMBr Orange Trail + CAMBr Yellow Trail | 6.7 mi | 439 ft | Connector (Paul Douglas Forest Preserve) access |
| LUSK CREEK + BLANCHARD CROSSING + 481A | 7.8 mi | 875 ft | LUSK CREEK access |
| LUSK CREEK + 492D + LITTLE LUSK CREEK | 14.4 mi | 1,502 ft | LUSK CREEK access |
| CAMBr Yellow Trail + CAMBr Orange Trail + Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail | 7.3 mi | 494 ft | Connector (Paul Douglas Forest Preserve) access |
| 235A + DOGWOOD FLATS + RIPPLE HOLLOW | 3.2 mi | 586 ft | 235A access |
| Yellow Unpaved Loop + Purple Unpaved Trail + Yellow Unpaved Trail | 6.0 mi | 385 ft | Yellow Unpaved Trail access |
| HENSLOW TRAIL + GROUP 63 TRAIL + HEDGEAPPLE TRAIL | 7.0 mi | 149 ft | ROUTE 53 TRAIL access |
| Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail + Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail | 3.1 mi | 138 ft | Tinley Creek Blue Paved Trail access |
| Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail | 2.6 mi | 113 ft | Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail access |
| Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail + CAMBr Yellow Trail + CAMBr Orange Trail | 6.5 mi | 465 ft | Connector (Paul Douglas Forest Preserve) access |
| Tinley Creek Paved Trail | 3.7 mi | 59 ft | Tinley Creek Yellow Paved Spur access |
| Poplar Creek Tan Unpaved Trail + Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail + Poplar Creek Black Unpaved Trail | 3.1 mi | 139 ft | Poplar Creek Orange Unpaved Trail access |
| Purple Trail (Deer Grove Forest Preserve) + Yellow Trail (Deer Grove Forest Preserve) + Black Trail (Deer Grove Forest Preserve) | 3.5 mi | 180 ft | Purple Trail (Deer Grove Forest Preserve) access |
| Orland Grassland Tan Primitive Trail + Orland Grassland Red Paved Loop | 3.0 mi | 144 ft | Orland Grassland Tan Primitive Trail access |
| RUSSELL CEMETERY + THACKER RIDGE + 180C | 9.4 mi | 1,277 ft | River To River Trail access |
| Nelson Lake Trail + Mid-County Trail + Cutback Trail | 3.5 mi | 103 ft | East Meadowlark Trail access |
| Henslow's Trail + Sunflower Trail | 3.0 mi | 116 ft | Sunflower Trail access |
| Midlothian Meadows Green Paved Loop | 2.6 mi | 54 ft | Midlothian Meadows Green Paved Loop access |
| MAX CREEK + MAX CREEK TRAIL | 4.1 mi | 448 ft | MAX CREEK TRAIL access |
| North Branch Trail + North Branch Black Paved Trail | 4.5 mi | 209 ft | North Branch Black Paved Trail access |
| 235A + NORTH RIPPLE HOLLOW + Illinois Ozark/Hard Times | 3.7 mi | 692 ft | DOGWOOD FLATS access |
| BACKPACKER + INDIAN PT GOG + NEW GOG - KARBERS RIDGE | 5.7 mi | 1,113 ft | BACKPACKER access |
| TWIN OAKS TRAIL + HEDGEAPPLE TRAIL + GROUP 63 TRAIL | 7.2 mi | 106 ft | ROUTE 53 TRAIL access |
| Orland Grassland Green Paved Spur + LaGrange Road Trail + Orland Grassland Purple Paved Spur | 3.2 mi | 155 ft | Orland Grassland Red Paved Loop access |
| MILLSTONE LAKE + WHISTLE | 7.2 mi | 733 ft | RANCH access |
| Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail + Poplar Creek Blue Unpaved Trail | 2.9 mi | 134 ft | Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail access |
| Orland Grassland Red Paved Loop + Orland Grassland Tan Primitive Trail + Orland Grassland Orange Primitive Trail | 4.0 mi | 199 ft | Orland Grassland Purple Primitive Trail access |
| Green Unpaved Trail + Orange Unpaved Trail + Brown Unpaved Trail | 6.5 mi | 658 ft | Blue Single Track Trail access |
| Orange Single Track Trail + Red Single Track Trail + Brown Unpaved Trail | 4.8 mi | 453 ft | Black Single Track Trail access |
| LEAD MINE + SPRING HOUSE + HUTCHINS CREEK | 6.2 mi | 970 ft | LYERLA CHAPEL access |
| ZIMMER CEMETERY + LUSK CREEK + HART'S BLUFF | 4.5 mi | 690 ft | DOG HOLLOW TRAIL access |
| Orland Grassland Red Paved Loop + Orland Grassland Orange Primitive Trail + Orland Grassland Purple Primitive Trail | 2.4 mi | 105 ft | Orland Grassland Red Paved Loop access |
| West Branch DuPage River Trail + Bobolink Trail | 2.6 mi | 88 ft | DuPage Regional Bike Trail access |
| Leatherleaf Bog Trail (3.2 mi) + Leatherleaf Bog Trail (3.2 mi) / Lake Defiance Trail (3.7 mi) | 4.5 mi | 155 ft | Lake Defiance Trail access |
| West Branch DuPage River Trail + Bobolink Trail + Catbird Trail | 3.1 mi | 106 ft | DuPage Regional Bike Trail access |
| River to River Trail + Red Cedar Trail + Horse Trail | 5.9 mi | 729 ft | Horse Trail (Giant City State Park) access |
| North Branch (green) Trail, (north section) | 2.4 mi | 55 ft | North Branch (green) Trail, (north section) access |
| Meadowlark Trail + Coyote Trail | 5.2 mi | 60 ft | Mid-County Trail access |
| Prairie Path | 1.9 mi | 57 ft | Hickman Wildflower Walk access |