GPS Coordinates:
N 40.66422; W 89.56439
Site Access:
Free
Handicap Accessible
Parking
Amenities: Information; Restrooms; Hiking; Biking; Picnic; Visitors Center
Directions:
From the intersection of I 74 and Riverfront Drive (Exit 94) in East Peoria, go east on I 74 for 1.4 miles to Exit 96/Washington St. in East Peoria. Take the ramp and go northeast (right) on Washington St. and after a few hundred yards, turn southeast (right) onto Veterans Drive. Follow Veterans Drive briefly and turn left into the Fon du Lac Park District Administration parking lot, and park at the south end of the lot. The trail is a short walk from the lot.
Description:
Planned to run from East Peoria to Morton, phase I of this 10-foot wide hard-surfaced hiking/biking trail was completed in 1991, running 4.8 miles north and east out of East Peoria along the old Illinois Terminal Railway line. The trail offers an educational introduction to both tallgrass prairie and bluffl and forest habitats common to the Illinois River Valley.
Perhaps the best place for out-of-town visitors to access the trail is at the Fondu Lac Park District headquarters on Veterans Drive in East Peoria. Permitted activities include nature study, walking, hiking, jogging, skating, bicycling and cross country skiing.
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