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Cedar Lake and Cove Hollow Trail
Shawnee National
Forest Out and back about 8 miles long. Cedar Lake Trail
has three faces, an intermediate eastern half, a fairly
mellow western half and then there is Cove Hollow. Cove
Hollow is a more technical extension. This single track
loop is 13 miles long and will take around 6 hours You
have 200 ft of elevation change and the terrain is steep
and technical. If you go fast, you will catch some air!
You can take either part or all of the Cedar Lake Trail
since it is an "out and back" bike trail.
To get to the Cedar Lake trail from the Old
Rt. 51, take Rt. 51 south 2 miles from SIUC until the
intersection at Old Rt. 51. Turn right at Old Rt. 51
and continue about 5 miles to McGuire Road. Watch for
the "River to River" trail crossing sign. Turn right
at McGuire road, then take the first left at Rowen road.
Proceed down Rowen until the trailhead on the right.
Contact: Phoenix Cycles
618-540-3612
Chosen the
best mountain bike trail in Illinois by Outside magazine
(March 1998)
Red Cedar Mountain Bike Trail
CARBONDALE, Illinois
Red Cedar Mountain bike track is a more technical,
single track loop. It is 13 miles long and will take
around 6 hours You have 200 ft of elevation change and
the terrain is steep and technical. If you go fast,
you will catch some air!
Pyramid State Park
16.5 miles, hike, bike, horse
trail Mountain Bikes Allowed
Contact: Pyramid State
Park
1562 Pyramid Park Road
Pinckneyville, Illinois
62274
618-357-2574
Tunnel Hill State Trail
(Johnson & Saline counties)
Harrisburg to Karnak
42 miles Limestone surface
Contact: IDNR, Tunnel Hill State Trail- Highway
146 East,
P.O. Box 671
Vienna, Illinois 62995
618-658-2168
Trans-America Bicycle Trail
The Trans-America
Bicycle route enters the state at Chester and continues
east through the Shawnee Forest to Cave in Rock.
To request TransAmerica Bicycle Trail maps call 800-721-8719
Rend Lake Bike Trail
This trail Runs from Rend
Lake College south through Wayne Fitzgerald State Park
ending at the N. Marcum Recreation area. Trail length
is 9+ miles long.
For More Info: 618-724-2493
Trigg Tower Trails System
The Trigg Tower system
includes a group mountain bike tracks. Gum Springs,
Pakentuck Falls, Cedar Falls, and some of the of the
River-to-River trail.
The Gum Springs trailhead is
about 45 minutes south of Carbondale, IL. Take I-24
South to exit 16. Go east until the Rt. 147. Go left
Rt. 147 for 6.5 miles to Gilead Church Rd. Turn Left
on Gilead Church Rd. for about a mile. Turn right on
Gum Springs Rd. Trailhead is about 1.5 miles on your
left.
For More Trail Information, check out
The Shawnee Mountain Biking Association!
Site
does have some broken links.
IDOT Bike Trail Maps
This site has generic maps
to get you into the area that are PDF downloadable!
Practice Trail Etiquette and Safety
Many mountain bike tracks are also equestrian trails.
Be alert for horse riders on the trail. Always dismount
your bike and allow the horse and rider to pass! Also,
if it has been raining, many trails should be avoided
as riding a wet or muddy trail can cause serious damage
to the trail!
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