If you want to tire yourself out, go to French Bluff Trails. They go forever and are very hilly, there is always one more hill! I use to think that some French Voyager must have stayed there, overlooking the Mississippi River valley, but found out that the people that donated the land, their last name was French.
The trail starts out by going up hill, and continues up hill until you get to the top of the bluff, you will hike about a 1 mile when you come to a large opening in a fence. At first I thought I could go no farther, but then learned that the No Trespassing signs is only the property to your left or west, and that is technically the side of the bluff with no trails. There are signs for you to follow, you can go straight or to your right, either way, it is one really big loop and a second loop at the end, that is all up and down. So it is a straight hike up the hill, then two loops in the woods on the top of the bluff. There is a small stream that flows over part of the trail in wetter weather when you get back into the woods, my dog appreciates it. There is one trail that goes off and crosses over another stream, if you get on that one, it is really a dead end, at least I haven't figured out how to get out of it. French Bluff is between Thomson, Il. and Argo Fay, Il. You can see signs for it off of Rt. 84 between Savanna, Il. and Thomson, Il. Going south on 84, French Bluff would be east. During hunting season, I won't hike there.
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