Top Recommended Hiking Routes
near Freeport, Illinois
Freeport, Illinois
Recommended Routes, Photos, & More

Starved Rock Loop
5.1 mi 8.1 km • 493' Up 150.12 m Up • 492' Down 149.9 m Down

Matthiessen State Park Loop
2.7 mi 4.4 km • 164' Up 49.97 m Up • 168' Down 51.09 m Down

Galloping Hill Wildlife Loop
0.5 mi 0.7 km • 21' Up 6.49 m Up • 21' Down 6.47 m Down

Scuppernong Springs Nature Loop
1.6 mi 2.5 km • 149' Up 45.42 m Up • 151' Down 46.06 m Down

MMSD Forest Loop
2.8 mi 4.5 km • 277' Up 84.55 m Up • 289' Down 88.17 m Down

Ice Age Trail: Lapham Peak Evergreen Grove to Hwy 18
7.1 mi 11.4 km • 603' Up 183.75 m Up • 603' Down 183.74 m Down

Ice Age Trail: Whitewater Segment
9.0 mi 14.4 km • 1,138' Up 346.81 m Up • 1,138' Down 346.77 m Down

Lake Defiance Trail
3.9 mi 6.3 km • 93' Up 28.33 m Up • 95' Down 28.93 m Down

Natural Bridge State Park Loop
2.6 mi 4.2 km • 566' Up 172.4 m Up • 566' Down 172.44 m Down

Schuetzen Park Wanderweg
1.0 mi 1.6 km • 86' Up 26.12 m Up • 80' Down 24.25 m Down

North Country Trail (NCT): Michigan
1,182.4 mi 1,902.9 km • 83,775' Up 25534.7 m Up • 83,637' Down 25492.5 m Down

Hollows Conservation Area
3.6 mi 5.8 km • 133' Up 40.43 m Up • 137' Down 41.65 m Down

Prairie Creek Woods Trail
1.7 mi 2.7 km • 11' Up 3.3 m Up • 11' Down 3.3 m Down