2024 Trails Challenge

The Trail Challenge is back! This time it's not about the miles, it's about discovering all of the hiking trails the Champaign County Forest Preserves has to offer. Everyone has their favorite(s), the ones they hike all the time, but did you know that there are 30 trails throughout the preserves? To give you time to get out and about, this year's Trails Challenge will run from Saturday, June 1 through Sunday, December 1, 2024 - that's plenty of time to discover 30 trails! You can do it!

Visit 5 new trails each month to be entered in drawings to win prize baskets! 

What you need to do:

  • Register for the Trails Challenge
  • Download the Trails Tracker sheet
  • Take a picture at the "Selfie Spot" marker on each trail
  •  If you have visited 5 or more trails, email your selfies to [email protected] by the end of each month. Download the Trails Tracker sheet to keep track of the trails you've visited. Insert your selfies into the sheet and then email it to us.
  • Hike all 30 trails by December 1 and receive a Trails Challenge t-shirt (after turning in your full trail tracker sheet)!

 

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Trails Tracker

You can use this trail tracker sheet to keep track of the trails you've visited. Download the sheet and insert your selfies into it, then email your sheet to us at [email protected].

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Trails List

A full list of our trails and their total mile distance.

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Selfie Spots

Here are the locations of the Selfie Spots at each preserve. Please contact us if you are unable to find the marker at its designated area, [email protected].

Bike Path, Buffalo Trace, Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve

Bike Path, Buffalo Trace, Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve

Dogleg Loop, River Bend Forest Preserve

Dogleg Loop, River Bend Forest Preserve

Bike Path, Stidham Woods, Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve

Bike Path, Stidham Woods, Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve

Prairie Trail, Sangamon River Forest Preserve

Prairie Trail, Sangamon River Forest Preserve

Sycamore Trail, Heron View Forest Preserve

Sycamore Trail, Heron View Forest Preserve