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Grand Illinois Trail in Mundelein, Illinois. The Grand Illinois Trail (occasionally abbreviated GIT) is a multipurpose recreational trail in the northern part of the U.S. state of Illinois. At over 575 miles (925 km) in length, it is the longest trail in Illinois. [1] Parts of it are in the coast-to-coast American Discovery Trail. [2]
The trail connects to several trails including the River to River Trail; the Illinois southern route of the American Discovery Trail; the U.S. Bicycle Route 76 (part of the TransAmerica Bike Route); and the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. [1] The trail is 55 miles (89 km) long. The trail is suitable for both hiking and gravel cycling.
The River to River Trail is a 160 mile (256 km)-long hiking trail that serves Shawnee National Forest in far southern Illinois. The trail is used by both equestrians and hikers. About half is on off-road trails.
The Chicago Lakefront Trail (LFT [1]) is a 18.5-mile-long (29.8 km) [2] partial shared-use path for walking, jogging, skateboarding, and cycling, located along the western shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois. The trail passes through and connects Chicago's four major lakefront parks along with various beaches and recreational amenities.
The Chief Shabbona Historical Trail was established on July 30, 1960, by Troop 25. The trail is Nationally Approved by the Boy Scouts of America and follows the paths that Shabbona was known to have walked. By 1963, over 10,000 scouts hiked the trail. 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of the trail.
There are 7 marked hiking trails within Kickapoo State Recreation Area. One of the more challenging trails is the 7.6-mile Out and Back running trail [1] which winds through forest and edges of cropland. The Out and Back trail is also the longest trail in the park and ran from the group camp area across the Johnson Hill Bridge.
The Fox River Trail is a multi-use path in Illinois along the Fox River. Largely in Kane County , the trail connects the communities of (North to South) Algonquin , Carpentersville , Dundee , Elgin , South Elgin , St. Charles , Geneva , Batavia , North Aurora , Aurora , Montgomery , and Oswego .
Hiking trails in Illinois (2 C, 11 P) N. Roads on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois (5 P) Pages in category "Historic trails and roads in Illinois"