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Recommended Routes in Northwestern Illinois - 1

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Favorite Approach to Wooden Corkscrew features.
Intermediate/Difficult

Full Dorrance Ride

3.9 mi 6.3 km • 401' Up 122.25 m Up • 441' Down 134.27 m Down

Port Byron, IL

Northwestern Illinois Biking

  • 33 Miles 53 Kilometers of Trail
  • 1 Recommended Route
  • 8 Easy Trails Easy Trails
  • 13 Intermediate Trails Intermediate Trails
  • 1 Difficult Trail Difficult Trails
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Trails in Northwestern Illinois - 21

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0.6 mi 1.0 km #1South System Climb
Easy/Intermediate
Hampton, IL
Easy/Intermediate
Hampton, IL 2 
1.6 mi 2.5 km #2South System Loop
Intermediate
Hampton, IL
Intermediate
Hampton, IL 7 
0.3 mi 0.4 km #3South System Descent
Intermediate
Hampton, IL
Intermediate
Hampton, IL 3 
0.3 mi 0.4 km #4North System Climb
Intermediate
Hampton, IL
Intermediate
Hampton, IL 2 
0.6 mi 1.0 km #5North System Upper Loop
Intermediate
Hampton, IL
Intermediate
Hampton, IL 2 
0.4 mi 0.6 km #6North System Descent
Intermediate
Hampton, IL
Intermediate
Hampton, IL 1 
3.2 mi 5.2 km #7Sweet Gum Trail
Easy/Intermediate
Lena, IL
Easy/Intermediate
Lena, IL 2 
0.2 mi 0.4 km #8Sweet Gum Inner Trail
Easy
Lena, IL
Easy
Lena, IL 0 
0.5 mi 0.8 km #9Whitetail Inner Loop
Easy
Lena, IL
Easy
Lena, IL 0 
0.6 mi 1.0 km #10Riverside Recreational Path
Easy
Roscoe, IL
Easy
Roscoe, IL 1 

Photos of Northwestern Illinois - 23

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Curved wood berms at Illiniwek Forest Preserve on the newly rerouted South Loop descent.
May 9, 2015 near Hampton, IL
Wood berm on the newly rerouted South Loop decent trail.
May 9, 2015 near Hampton, IL
Switchbacks a the end of the North Loop decent.
May 9, 2015 near Hampton, IL
40' log ride.
May 18, 2015 near Hampton, IL
One of many wooden features built at the Lake Storey Trail System.
Apr 19, 2016 near Galesburg, IL
Great ridge climb traversing along the Lake Storey spillway.
Apr 19, 2016 near Galesburg, IL
A 160-foot long ladder bridge meanders through the woods.
Apr 19, 2016 near Galesburg, IL
Just past the log pile on section 1. 10/01/16 TKMBD
Oct 11, 2016 near Dixon, IL