Top Recommended Hiking Routes
near Hillcrest, Illinois
Hillcrest, Illinois
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Starved Rock Loop
5.1 mi 8.1 km • 493' Up 150.12 m Up • 492' Down 149.9 m Down

Sag Valley Main Trail
8.5 mi 13.6 km • 364' Up 110.8 m Up • 364' Down 111.01 m Down

The Chicago Outerbelt Route
208.6 mi 335.7 km • 1,684' Up 513.38 m Up • 1,684' Down 513.32 m Down

Waterfall Glen Main Trail
9.7 mi 15.6 km • 259' Up 78.82 m Up • 259' Down 78.83 m Down

Chicago Lakefront Trail
18.4 mi 29.6 km • 154' Up 47.07 m Up • 150' Down 45.69 m Down

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

Bullfrog Loop
7.4 mi 11.8 km • 625' Up 190.36 m Up • 624' Down 190.16 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

The 606 (Bloomingdale Trail)
5.7 mi 9.2 km • 8' Up 2.42 m Up • 8' Down 2.41 m Down

Deer Grove Forest Loop
9.6 mi 15.5 km • 274' Up 83.53 m Up • 274' Down 83.48 m Down

Montrose Bird Sanctuary (The Magic Hedge)
0.4 mi 0.7 km • 10' Up 3.07 m Up • 12' Down 3.62 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

Chicago Lakefront Trail - North
8.9 mi 14.3 km • 112' Up 33.99 m Up • 120' Down 36.43 m Down

Morton Arboretum Loop
4.5 mi 7.3 km • 176' Up 53.73 m Up • 175' Down 53.47 m Down

Cuba Marsh Tour
5.5 mi 8.9 km • 81' Up 24.66 m Up • 81' Down 24.68 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

Palos West Side Tour
12.2 mi 19.6 km • 697' Up 212.5 m Up • 697' Down 212.51 m Down

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

Montrose Park Beach Tour
4.2 mi 6.8 km • 54' Up 16.56 m Up • 54' Down 16.41 m Down