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Towns with the most trails in Illinois

Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 48 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Macomb City 1 Macomb City McDonough County 1.4 mi / sq mi Trail miles 15.2 mi Hainesville 2 Hainesville 1.2 mi / sq mi Trail miles 2.3 mi Map of Pekin 3 Pekin Tazewell County 0.9 mi / sq mi Trail miles 13.0 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 Macomb City Macomb CityMcDonough County · 14,894 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 15.2 mi 23
2 Hainesville Hainesville3,524 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 2.3 mi 1
3 Map of Pekin PekinTazewell County · 27,280 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 13.0 mi 18
4 Map of North Chicago North Chicago30,643 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 7.4 mi 8
5 Collinsville Collinsville24,031 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 13.9 mi 10
6 Downers Grove Downers Grove50,054 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 12.7 mi 42
7 Rock Island Rock Island36,151 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 14.5 mi 28
8 Map of Nunda NundaMcHenry County · 38,565 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 38.3 mi 32
9 McLeansboro McLeansboro2,675 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 2.2 mi 2
10 Lockport LockportWill County · 59,827 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 23.7 mi 32
11 South Holland South Holland20,911 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 4.7 mi 25
12 Map of Decatur DecaturMacon County · 46,586 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 18.0 mi 35
13 Richmond RichmondMcHenry County · 6,763 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 18.9 mi 8
14 Alton AltonMadison County · 25,279 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 9.3 mi 17
15 Wheeling WheelingCook County · 153,991 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 19.2 mi 92
16 Map of Kingston KingstonDeKalb County · 3,464 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 19.5 mi 6
17 Map of Avon AvonLake County · 63,428 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 11.0 mi 30
18 Morris MorrisGrundy County · 7,239 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 1.7 mi 7
19 Elsah ElsahJersey County · 2,799 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 10.7 mi 0
20 Wadsworth Wadsworth3,686 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 3.8 mi 5
21 Map of Sugar Grove Sugar GroveKane County · 20,938 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 13.1 mi 30
22 Map of Richton Park Richton Park12,521 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 5
23 Map of Green Garden Green GardenWill County · 3,862 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 12.2 mi 1
24 LaSalle LaSalle9,498 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 3.9 mi 6
25 Mount Prospect Mount Prospect55,472 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 3.0 mi 29
26 WorthWoodford County · 8,862 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 9.1 mi 4
27 Chillicothe Chillicothe5,900 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 6
28 Libertyville Libertyville20,525 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.2 mi 16
29 East EldoradoSaline County · 5,289 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 8.8 mi 1
30 Map of Burton BurtonMcHenry County · 4,891 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.6 mi 2
31 Fulton FultonWhiteside County · 4,303 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 5.0 mi 12
32 Champaign City Champaign CityChampaign County · 89,996 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 5.1 mi 55
33 Map of Genoa GenoaDeKalb County · 5,606 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 7.8 mi 3
34 Map of Hanover Park Hanover Park36,732 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 26
35 Joliet JolietWill County · 85,288 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 5.7 mi 24
36 Map of Seneca SenecaMcHenry County · 2,881 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 5.7 mi 4
37 Map of Spring Grove Spring Grove5,917 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 3
38 Olney OlneyRichland County · 9,847 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 5.5 mi 5
39 Hamel HamelMadison County · 2,756 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 4.3 mi 1
40 Map of Hickory Point Hickory PointMacon County · 17,885 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 4.0 mi 7
41 Carrollton CarrolltonGreene County · 2,828 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 4.9 mi 2
42 Map of Wade WadeJasper County · 4,343 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 6.8 mi 5
43 Map of Central CentralBond County · 8,081 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 2.6 mi 7
44 North LitchfieldMontgomery County · 4,875 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.9 mi 1
45 NeogaCumberland County · 2,750 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 3.0 mi 1
46 Map of Rantoul RantoulChampaign County · 10,485 people 0.0 mi / sq mi 1.8 mi 11
47 Map of Washington WashingtonWill County · 6,459 people 0.0 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 4
48 Pittsfield PittsfieldPike County · 3,955 people 0.0 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 0

How this ranking works

We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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