This is your complete guide to the most interesting and scenic day hiking trails in Illinois. No matter what part of the state you want to explore or how easy or hard a trek you want, this handy book will lead you to the right trail. Hiking Illinois features the following:
Detailed descriptions of 100 trails, including the length of trail, estimated time to hike it, and a difficulty rating
143 easy-to-read park and trail maps
A map of each featured trail, with the points of interest labeled and their distances from the trailhead given Practical information on how to get to parks, the park hours, available facilities, permits and rules, and a contact address and phone number A convenient trail-finder grid, which provides a summary of each trail's features and location in the book A section on nearby points of interest, with contact phone numbers
Hiking Illinois makes it easy to enjoy self-guided tours of trails in scenic areas in the north, central, and south sections of the state. You'll discover beautiful trails in 59 featured spots, including Bell Smith Springs Recreation Area, Moraine Hills State Park, Beall Woods, and Mississippi Palisades State Park. Author Susan Post is a professional naturalist and a native of Illinois who brings to life the history, terrain, flora, and fauna of each area. And her descriptions of nearby recreational and sightseeing destinations ensure that you won't miss anything on your trip. Whether you live in Illinois or are just visiting, there's no better way to discover the natural beauty of the state than with Hiking Illinois. AUDIENCE A trail guide or reference for outdoor enthusiasts.
CONTENTS How to Use This Book
Trail Finder
1. Illinois Beach State Park and Nature Preserve
2. Chicago Botanic Garden
3. City of Chicago
4. Wolf Road Prairie
5. Edward L. Ryerson Conservation Area
6. Palos and Sag Valley Forest Preserve
7. Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve
8. Morton Arboretum
9. The Regional Trail
10. Cuba Marsh Forest Preserve
11. Volo Bog State Natural Area
12. Moraine Hills State Park
13. Trout Park Nature Preserve
14. Glacial Park
15. Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area
16. Illinois and Michigan Canal State Trail
17. Rockford Area
18. Starved Rock State Park
19. Matthiessen State Park
20. Rock River Valley
21. Apple River Canyon State Park
22. Mississippi Palisades State Park
23. Kankakee River State Park
24. Forest Glen Preserve
25. Kickapoo State Park
26. Fox Ridge State Park
27. Champaign-Urbana
28. Robert Allerton Park
29. Hidden Springs State Forest
30. Weldon Springs State Park
31. Forest Park Nature Center
32. Where Lincoln Walked
33. Sand Ridge State Forest
34. Argyle Lake State Park
35. Siloam Springs State Park
36. American Bottoms
37. Pere Marquette State Park
38. Nauvoo
39. Robeson Hills Nature Preserve
40. Beall Woods
41. Rim Rock/Pounds Hollow Recreation Complex
42. Garden of the Gods Recreation Area
43. Northern Shawnee Hills
44. Lusk Creek and Hayes Creek Canyons
45. Bell Smith Springs Recreation Area
46. Dixon Springs State Park
47. Fort Massac State Park
48. Jackson Hollow
49. Mermet Lake Conservation Area
50. Ferne Clyffe State Park
51. Cache River State Natural Area
52. Created Lakes
53. Giant City State Park
54. Trail of Tears State Forest
55. Hamburg Hill
56. LaRueöPine Hills
57. Little Grand Canyon
58. Piney Creek Ravine Nature Preserve
59. Fults Hill Prairie
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Susan Post has worked as a research biologist for the Illinois Natural History Survey since 1978. As she's gone about her job, working on such projects as sampling streams for threatened and endangered plants and sampling soybean and horseradish fields for insect pests, Susan has crisscrossed Illinois and become well-acquainted with the natural areas of the state. Susan is the coauthor of Illinois Wilds, a book that showcases the state's natural areas. She also has written numerous articles on the fauna and flora of Illinois for such publications as the Nature of Illinois and the Illinois Steward Magazine. An accomplished nature photographer, Susan had had her pictures published in a number of regional magazines, including the Forests of Illinois and Michigan Natural Resources Magazine. Susan is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. She resides in Champaign, Illinois, and enjoys taking photographs, traveling, and collecting American folk art in her leisure time.
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