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        One of the lesser known trails in the area located near Highland, Illinois- about 35 miles NE of downtown St. Louis. It was built by the City of Highland, which also maintains it. The trail itself isn't very long. Only 4.5 miles out-and-back, but it includes a lot of fun little features along the way. It's tight and twisty, even more so than the SIUE trails, and there are many wooden bridges, including one that's a good 40 ft. in length, so there are plenty of chances to test your bike-handling skills. It follows the contours of Silver Lake, and then has a surprisingly exciting loop with some short climbs and fast descents, which puts you within earshot of I-70 before rejoining the main trail.
        Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
        Land Status: City Managed
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        Access Info:
        Interstate 70 to Exit 24 for IL 143. Go east for approximately 3 miles and cross Silver Lake. At the top of the hill is a microwave tower. Turn left into Silver Lake Park. You can either park in one of the parking spots at the front of the park and lengthen your ride by about 1 mile on the pavement, or drive all the way back to where the trailhead begins at the end of the road near the climbing wall.
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        Open as of Sep 12, 2021
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        Trails Mountain Bike
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        Trails Hike
        1
        Total Distance
        3 miles
        Total Descent Distance
        4,862 ft
        Total Descent
        59 ft
        Total Vertical
        31 ft
        Highest Trailhead
        531 ft
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        Ridden Counter
        24

        Popular Silver Lake Mountain Biking Trails

        70 2.0 3 miles 67 ft 19
        This trail is very nice for a simple ride. There are some trouble spots that are muddy but you can see the township takes this trail very serious and is working on the improvements. In the last year new bridges have been added to...

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        Photos of Silver Lake Mountain Bike

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        Recent Trail Reports

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        Silver Lake
        Sep 12, 2021 @ 6:32pm
        Sep 12, 2021
        DryJust a couple small wet spots. Some...marksiemers

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        Sep 12, 2021 @ 6:32pm
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        marksiemerstrailSilver LakeTrail was mostly good today. Slightly...
        Sep 12, 2021 @ 6:30pm
        Sep 12, 2021
        TheMayor68trailSilver LakeTrail is a wider dirt trail. Mainly used for...
        Feb 28, 2019 @ 5:16pm
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        Activity Type Stats

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        Mountain Bike13 miles59 ft4,862 ft33 ft
        #12,982#5,27355270
        Hike13 miles59 ft4,862 ft33 ft
        #20,872#10,609512
        • By pilznrTF Pro GORC & contributors
        • Admins: GORC
        • #10474 - 3,540 views

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