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Illinois Trail Resources

 

 

Illinois Agencies

 

 

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Help Care for our Trails!

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Illinois National Recreation Trails

 

Illinois Bicycling and Mountain Biking

 

Illinois Equestrian Trails

 

    Fox Valley Saddle Association in Hampshire, IL: http://www.fvsa.org/

    Illinois Trail Riders is an advocacy organization dedicated to helping horse people keep existing equestrian trails and camping facilities in Illinois: www.illinoistrailriders.com/

    Trail Riders of DuPage County sponsors events and weekly rides as well as "campaigning positively for continuing equestrian trail access in our communities": www.trailridersofdupage.org

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Illinois Greenways and Community Trails

 

    Calumet Citizens for Connecting Communities promotes health, economics, and quality of life through the development of greenway and trail corridors: www.geocities.com/calumetcitizens/about.html

    Cook County Forest Preserve in Chicago includes information on recreation, including trails (click on the Recreation link): www.fpdcc.com/

    Fox River Trail is used for hiking, biking, cross-country skiing and jogging and stretches from Algonquin to Aurora: www.co.kane.il.us/Forest/frtrail.htm

    Gateway Trailnet, Inc. plans, promotes, and implements multi-use, greenways and bicycle transportation in the bi-state St. Louis metropolitan area. The organization also owns two rail-to-trail conversions: http://www.trailnet.org/

    Quincy, Illinois, Dogwood Trail: www.friendsofthetrails.org

Illinois Hiking Trails

 

Illinois Long-Distance Trails

 

Illinois Off-Highway Vehicle Trails

 

    Shawnee Trail Conservancy is a grassroots nonprofit corporation which advocates multi-use of the Shawnee National Forest trails: www.shawneetrailconservancy.com/

Illinois Rail Trails and Canal Trails

 

Illinois Snow Trails

 

    Illinois Association of Snowmobile Clubs, Inc. has trail maps, news, and links to local clubs: www.ilsnowmobile.com/

    Prairie Riders provide Safety Education Classes, and maintain 50 miles of trails in Boone County: www.prairieriders.com/

Illinois Waterway and Boating Trails

 

 

Illinois Statewide Advocacy and Resources

 

    Illinois Trails Conservancy works to connect communities and countr-sides with multi-use trails for recreation and transportation: http://www.illtrails.com/

Illinois State Trails Program

 

Illinois Outdoor Recreation

 

 

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