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Beaver TrailShawnee National Forest7
The Beaver Trail is a non-loop trail pasing through a varitey of landscapes. The trail starts at Camp Cadiz and heads north and east through wildlife openings and level territory. Many berries including blackberreis can be found along the way in early ...
Bell Smith Springs TrailShawnee National Forest8.2
Burden Falls TrailsShawnee National Forest3
Chipmunk Trail
Crabapple Trail
Cut Off Trail
Deer Run Hiking Trail
Deer Run Trail
Fox Ridge Nature Trail
Fox River Trail0
Garden of the Gods Observation TrailShawnee National Forest0.25
Garden of the Gods Trail SystemShawnee National Forest8
Rocky streams, 80 foot sheer cliffs, pine stands, hardwood forest, prairie grass, rock overhangs, and scenic vistas are encountered in this trail system. Spring time offers abundant wild flowers and full streams. Automn offers beautiful fall colors and...
Hickory Ridge Trail
High Knob Lookout TrailShawnee National Forest0.2
High Knob Trail SystemShawnee National Forest5
This trail system recieves heavy use from horses as the private High Knob Ranch is immediately next to the trail system.

The picnic area and the trails leading form it and around the bottom of the bluffs is designated for hikers only. Equestrians may...

Hoot Owl Trail
Horse Creek TrailShawnee National Forest
This six-mile round-trip hiking trail in the Shawnee National Forest is near the town of McClure and across the river from Cape Girardeau.
I & M Canal- LockportNational Heritage Corridor2
As part of the I & M Canal National Heritage Corridor- the Lockport Canal hike & bike path offers a very rich view of this country's history in the 19th century. The path bike path weaves its way from a pioneer village and some fantastically restored N...
Illinois Iron Furnace TrailShawnee National Forest0.9
Illinois and Michigan Canal State TrailChannahon16
The waterway that made Chicago! History is all along the trail. Many of the aquaducts and locks are very well preserved. The trail also has limited, but possible backpacking and canoe camping. The wildlife viewing is great: ducks,frogs,deer, herons and...
Lake Defiance Nature Trail
Lake Defiance Trail
Lake Glendale TrailShawnee National Forest3
Lake Side Foot Trail
Leather Leaf Bog Trail
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