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Viewpoint hikes in Illinois

163 trails in Illinois reach a named viewpoint. 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
Campanula Trail	0.5 mi	43 ft	Pontiac Canyon, French Canyon
Bell Smith Springs	7.3 mi	153 ft	Bell Smith Natural Bridge
Path to Scovil Zoo	0.1 mi	9 ft	Wolves, Flamingo & Pelican
One Horse Gap	8.8 mi	308 ft	One Horse Gap
North Riverview Trail	1.7 mi	43 ft	Emerald Pond, Inland Sea
Governor's Trail	7.8 mi	145 ft	Longs Lake
Forest Preserve Nature Trail	0.3 mi	13 ft	Under Water Viewing Area, Den Viewing Area
Cedar Falls Trail	1.4 mi	115 ft	Cedar Falls, Cedar Falls
River to River Trail	0.9 mi	141 ft	Cedar Falls, Cedar Falls
Little Grand Canyon	2.9 mi	384 ft	Main Lookout
Yellow Trail (Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area)	8.6 mi	121 ft
High Knob Ranch	1.4 mi	232 ft	High Knob, Buzzard Roost
Walnut Trail	3.9 mi	208 ft	Prairie Point
Sentry Bluff Trail	2.8 mi	83 ft	Bell Smith Natural Bridge
Fox River Trail (2.0 mi)	2.2 mi	18 ft	Black Tern Marsh Viewing Platform Form, Wetland Scenic View
Grindstaff Trail	2.4 mi	371 ft	Hurricane Bluff
Gander Mountain Forest Preserve Trail	3.0 mi	212 ft	Gander Mountain
Lakefront Trail Connector	0.1 mi	4 ft	North Avenue Beach, Lincoln Park Passerelle Viewpoint
Bloomingdale Nature Trail	0.1 mi	3 ft	Central Observatory, St.Louis Overlook
Aurora Canyon Trail	0.1 mi	11 ft	Aurora Canyon, Sac Canyon
Sleepy Hollow Trail	1.1 mi	82 ft	Lookout
Snow Cone	3.4 mi	229 ft	Hurricane Bluff
Indian Trail	0.4 mi	126 ft	Mississippi River Overlook
Fox River Trail	9.7 mi	46 ft	Lake Marian
Goat Cliff Trail	1.5 mi	362 ft	McAdams Peak
Sheppard Point Trail	1.5 mi	295 ft	Sheppard Point
001M5	1.4 mi	402 ft	Inspiration Point
Main Fen Trail	0.2 mi	16 ft	Dome Hill Observation Deck
Hickory South Trail	1.2 mi	331 ft	Eagle Roost Overlook
Quarry Trail	1.2 mi	124 ft	The Overlook
High Knob	0.9 mi	199 ft	High Knob
Green	1.5 mi	198 ft	North Overlook
Inspiration Point	0.8 mi	250 ft	Inspiration Point
Confluence Overlook Trail	1.0 mi	126 ft	Confluence Overlook
Bluff Trail	2.4 mi	160 ft
High Point Trail	1.1 mi	129 ft	High Point
Eagle Point Trail	5.8 mi	32 ft	Downtown STL View
Hickory Ridge Trail	0.8 mi	116 ft	Cave In Rock State Park
Rattle Snake Trail	0.7 mi	198 ft	Lover’s Leap
Green Trail (Pecatonica River Forest Preserve)	1.5 mi	81 ft	Observation Deck
Red	0.9 mi	59 ft	Southern Overlook
Buzzard Point	0.9 mi	56 ft	Buzzard Roost
Bur Edge Trail	1.5 mi	34 ft	Crabtree Lake
Wood's Trail	0.7 mi	68 ft	Scenic Overlook
Lake Renwick Bikeway	2.6 mi	18 ft	Lake Renwick
Pioneer Trail	0.5 mi	54 ft	McAdams Peak
Lookout Point Trail	0.4 mi	62 ft	Lookout Point
Centennial Trail	2.5 mi	18 ft	SEPA Station weirs
Newman Trail	1.7 mi	407 ft
Bunny Rim Run	0.3 mi	80 ft	Mississippi River Overlook
Connector (Mississippi Sanctuary/Olin Nature Preserve)	0.4 mi	55 ft	Observation Deck
Observation Trail Gog	0.4 mi	56 ft	Garden of the Gods
I-74 Bridge Bike and Pedestrian Path	1.0 mi	19 ft	The Oculus
Owl Hollow Trail	0.1 mi	118 ft	Mississippi River Overlook
Salt Creek Red Paved Trail	1.2 mi	12 ft	Old La Grange Road
Indian Head	0.2 mi	61 ft	Indian Head Rock
Parkman's Plain Trail	0.2 mi	37 ft	Parkman's Plain
Hazelnut Tangle	0.7 mi	6 ft	The Overlook