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Glen Oak Park

Rock Island Greenway

5.5 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Rock Island Greenway is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Glen Oak Park near Peoria Heights, IL. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi502 – 742 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rock Island Greenway 40.74190, -89.57423
Nearest town Peoria Heights, IL
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Rock Island Greenway

5.5 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 502–740 ft

Out & Back · Glen Oak Park

Trailhead: Rock Island Greenway · 40.74190, -89.57423

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 432 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rock Island Greenway, heading SE.
  2. 1.5 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 1 miReach Rock Island Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 1.5 miArrive 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/rock-island-greenway-out-back

Trail surface

93% paved2% dirt1% boardwalk4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 432 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Peoria Heights, Illinois