Hikes · Illinois
Best hikes in Illinois.
Illinois hiking hides in the south — the sandstone cliffs of the Shawnee and the canyon waterfalls of Starved Rock.
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10 hikes worth the detour.
Sorted easy to expert. Every one mapped with distance, route type, and elevation gain — built for everyone from the RV & camping crew to the bucket-list crowd.
sandstone cliffs over the Shawnee forest
Giant City Nature Trailsandstone "streets" in the Shawnee forest
Rim Rocka clifftop nature loop in the Shawnee
Ferne Clyffea box canyon and seasonal waterfall in southern Illinois
Matthiessen (Dells)a streamcut canyon beside Starved Rock
Apple River Canyonlimestone bluffs in Illinois’s driftless northwest
Mississippi Palisadescliff-top views over the Mississippi River
Pere Marquette (Goat Cliff)bluffs over the Illinois River near its mouth
Little Grand Canyon (IL)a box canyon with seasonal falls
Starved Rock (Waterfall Canyons)canyon waterfalls along the Illinois River
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Hikes, gems, scenic drives — all in one Illinois guide.
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