Rock Island Trail (IL)

Submitted by marlin weekley on Mon, 05/03/2021 - 09:49am
Description

The Rock Island State Trail is a "rails-to-trails" route owned by the state of Illinois. Its southern trailhead is at Alta, Il. just north of Peoria,Il. The Northern terminius is in the farm community of Toulon, Il. It is a 25 mile crushed limestone and dirt trail similiar to the trail used in the Tunnel Hill 100 mile race. The trail is very scenic passing through historic farm communities of Dunlap, Princeville, Wyoming and Toulon, Il. The trail in the spring and summer months is lined with many types of wild flowers and crosses a number of creeks including the famed Spoon River.