AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Peoria Lake & Rock Island Greenway

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Peoria Lake & Rock Island Greenway is a 2-mile out-and-back near Averyville, IL. The route reaches Peoria Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi443 – 466 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.70249, -89.56893
Nearest town Averyville, IL
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Peoria Lake & Rock Island Greenway

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 445–466 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.70249, -89.56893

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 418 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Peoria Lake.
  3. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Greenway, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miReach Peoria Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/peoria-lake-rock-island-greenway-out-back-3-km-6131

Trail surface

98% paved2% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 418 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Averyville, Illinois