Deer Grove Preserve, Palatine, Illinois
Deer Grove comes in two flavors: open prairie paved, and deep woods unpaved. Both are hilly. A ride through each keeps those who know about Deer Grove coming back for more. As forest preserves go this one is a favorite becaus... trails.com
Deer Grove, Palatine, Illinois
Located in Palatine, off Dundee Road. If you're north of Chicago, Deer Grove is where you should go to get some mountain bike action. While there is a paved bicycle trail in the forest preserve, the real excitement is on the ... trails.com
Des Plaines River Trail
The Des Plaines River Trail and Greenway traverses north–south along the route of its namesake river along its course through Lake County. The corridor protects 85% of the riverine habitat in the county. The 31-mile tr... traillink.com
Des Plaines River Trail South, Lincolnshire, Illinois
Located off state highway 22 in Lincolnshire. Running parallel to the Des Plaines River for most of the route, this trail will give you an easy ride along its crushed gravel surface. You'll pass through woods, fields, and mar... trails.com
Cipilly Woods Trail
A great trail. Starts off with a downhill that you wouldn't expect from a trail in the Chicago area, then switches to up and downs. A couple river crossing(very deep when wet) and very tight singletrack near the river w... singletracks.com
Busse Woods Bike Trail, Elk Grove Village, Il Usa
Busse Woods Bike Trail runs through the Cook County Forest Preserve in the suburbs of Chicago. The bike trail runs by the Busse Wood Resevoir and over the Salt Creek. This is a popular family picnic area and there's a nic... waymarking.com
Chipilly Woods / Black Bridge Trails
A hidden gem! This is a fun & challenging trail system. Somewhat small compared to Kettle Moraine & Palos/SAG, ... but well worth the ride! Plenty of off shoots, bushwhacking & river ride in addition to the loops. dirtworld.com
Busse Woods
A nice trail for beginners as well as week-end warriors. There are a lot of trails here to explore. It's hard to get lost here so just hammer and have fun. dirtworld.com
North Shore Channel Trail
The North Shore Channel Trail extends from the junction of Green Bay Road and McCormick Boulevard in northern Evanston to the junction of Lawrence Avenue and Francisco Avenue in Chicago. All but the last 0.25 mile runs alo... traillink.com
Prairie Trail
The Prairie Trail-not to be confused with the Illinois Prairie Path-is a 28-mile route starting just 0.8-mile from the Wisconsin-Illinois boarder in Genoa City, Wisconsin, and ending in Algonquin, Illinois. The trail is a ... traillink.com
Great Western Trail (Il)
The western segment of the Great Western Trail in Illinois follows 17 miles of an abandoned railway corridor through DeKalb and Kane counties, between Leroy Oaks County Forest Preserve and the town of Sycamore. The Chicago... traillink.com
Illinois Prairie Path, Maywood, Illinois
The eastern trailhead is at 1st Avenue in Maywood. The Wheaton intersection point, the middle, is often considered the starting point. The trail's branches take you to Aurora, Batavia, Geneva, and Elgin. This 122-mile total o... trails.com
Indian Road Woods
This is a nice option for those in the city who are seeking some singletrack close by. The trail basically follows the river with a parallel trail on the higher ground above the flood plain for at least part of the way.... singletracks.com
Raceway Woods
This system of trails has a unique history as it used to be Meadowdale International racetrack decades ago. The old racetrack has been restored to a sweet paved bike track but there is quite a bit of off road trails in ... singletracks.com
Dpr
If you enter the DPR trail on rt 60 and milwuakee ave in vernon hills youll take the wide dirt trail north. bike the dirt trail for about 4-5 miles. youll come onto a field at the end of the field is a peroendicular entran... dirtworld.com
Des Plaines River Trail Southern
Mostly crushed gravel 10ft wide trail running through multiple forest preserves. There is some intermediate single track that will occasionally branch off the trail. The single track offers some tight corners, plenty of mu... dirtworld.com
Thatcher Woods
The trail is singletrack for the majority of the distance. The main body runs along the Des Plaines River and has a fair assortment of technical aspects including fallen trees, small hills, creepy underpass and tight co... singletracks.com