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Glen Oak Park

Rock Island Greenway

6.3 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Rock Island Greenway is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Glen Oak Park near Peoria Heights, IL. It climbs 271 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi492 – 768 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Earl Carter Lane 40.74679, -89.58038
Nearest town Peoria Heights, IL
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Rock Island Greenway

6.3 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 491–766 ft

Out & Back · Glen Oak Park

Trailhead: Earl Carter Lane · 40.74679, -89.58038

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Earl Carter Lane, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Greenway, heading SE.
  3. 1.5 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 1 miReach Rock Island Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 1.8 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-10-km-bc8b

Trail surface

96% paved2% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:39 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:59 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:26 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Peoria Heights, Illinois