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Best Hiking Trails near Nelson, Illinois



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Explore hiking trails around Nelson, Illinois. The best hike near Nelson is LaSalle Canyon Loop via Wildcat Canyon - Lower bridge, a 6.1 mile out and back trail in Starved Rock State Park.


  • Hiking Trails (15)
  • Parks & Forests (38)
  1. 1
    LaSalle Canyon Loop via Wildcat Canyon - Lower bridge
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 6.1 mi
  2. 2
    Wildcat Canyon Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.6 mi
  3. 3
    Sandstone Point Overlook Loop via Campanula Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.6 mi
  4. 4
    West Nashua Road
    ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 9.3 mi
  5. 5
    Lookout via Sleepy Hollow Trail
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 1.3 mi
  6. 6
    Shabbona Lake State Park Campground Loop via Tomahawk Trail and Arrowhead Trail
    ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 5.3 mi
  7. 7
    Parking lot 24 owl canyon
    ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 5.7 mi
  8. 8
    Starved Rock State Park Visitors Center via Saint Louis Canyon Trail
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 1.4 mi
  9. 9
    Bluff Trail and Canyon Trail Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.1 mi
  10. 10
    Valley View Picnic Area Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.1 mi

Castle Rock State Park
Starved Rock State Park
Rock Cut State Park
Castle Rock State Park
Matthiessen State Park
Prophetstown State Park
Lowell Park
Lowden-Miller State Forest
Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area
Buffalo Rock State Park
White Pines Forest State Park
Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park
Illini State Park
Johnson Sauk Trail State Park
Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area
Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area
Apple River Canyon State Park
Lowden State Park
Lowell Park
Mautino State Fish and Wildlife Area
Mississippi Palisades State Park
Morrison-Rockwood State Park
Nachusa Grasslands
Nachusa Grasslands
Niabi Zoological Preserve
Prophetstown State Park
Shabbona County Park
Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park
Bellevue State Park
Bellevue State Park