Park Trails

The Peoria Park District offers many opportunities for walking, hiking, and biking throughout its parks and natural areas. The paths and trails range from paved, level walkways to rugged, steep hiking trails, providing recreational opportunities for individuals and families of all ages and abilities. These trails promote healthy, active lifestyles by encouraging outdoor physical activity, exercise, stress reduction, and opportunities to connect with nature. Below is an overview of trails and paths throughout the Park District.

All trails are open dawn to dusk. Trails have been carefully routed to help protect sensitive natural areas, so we ask all visitors to please stay on designated trails.

Pet Policy

For trails at Forest Park Nature Center and Singing Woods:

As a dedicated Illinois Nature Preserve, dogs and other pets are not allowed at this facility or on the trails! With that designation from the Illinois Nature Preserve Commission, comes stricter rules about what can happen at these sites due to their rare and unique ecological value.

Paved and Fairly Level:

Becker Park, 0.6 miles
3400 Woodhill Lane
Bielfeldt Park, 0.25 mile loop
5609 N. Galena Road
Northtrail Park, 0.9 mile loop
1621 W. Meadowview Drive
Chartwell Park, 0.6 miles
2828 Willow Lake Road
Franciscan Recreation Center, 0.5 mile loop
908 Sterling Avenue
Grand View Drive sidewalk, 1.75 miles
Glen Ave. to Grand View Drive Park
Rock Island Greenway, 13 miles
Alta to Riverfront
Stadium Park, 0.45 mile loop
500 East Lake Avenue

Paved But Not So Level:

Bradley Park Roads
1500 N. Park Road
Charter Oak Park, 0.6 miles
5802 Orange Prairie Road
Glen Oak Park Roads
2218 N. Prospect
Sommer Park North, 1.25 miles
6600 N. Basket Oak Drive

Hiking – Gravel – Accessible:

Illinois River Bluff Trail (IRBT) Oakbrook, 0.4 miles
Access at 720 W. Brookforest Drive
Illinois River Bluff Trail Robinson Hill Prairie Loop, 0.35 miles
400 W. Mossville Road
Illinois River Bluff Trail – Wokanda, 0.2 miles
620 Boy Scout Road
Tawny Oaks Nature Center Prairie Path, 0.5 mile loop
715 West Singing Woods Road

Hiking – Natural Surface – Easy:

Illinois River Bluff Trail – Wokanda purple, 0.65 miles
620 Boy Scout Road
Illinois River Bluff Trail – Deerbrook Plateau, 0.4 miles
Access at 720 W. Brookforest Dr.
Detweiller Park – Dry Run Trail, 0.6 miles
8327 N. Galena Road
Detweiller Park – Ridge Top Trail, 0.5 miles
8327 N. Galena Road
Forest Park Valley and Valley Loop, 1.75 miles
5809 Forest Park Drive

Hiking – Natural Surface – Medium:

Detweiller Park No Name Trail, 0.25 miles
8327 N. Galena Road
Forest Park Bee Tree and Deer Run, 3 miles
5809 Forest Park Drive
Tawny Oaks Forest Trail, 1.9 miles
715 West Singing Woods Road
Tawny Oaks Shagbark Trail, 0.8 miles
715 West Singing Woods Road

Hiking – Natural Surface – Difficult:

Rocky Glen Trail, 0.75 miles
Kickapoo Creek Road
Forest Park Pimiteoui, 1.25 miles
5809 Forest Park Drive
Forest Park Wakerobin, 2.75 miles
5809 Forest Park Drive
Illinois River Bluff Trail Wokanda to Detweiller, 6.9 miles
Trailheads at 620 Boy Scout Road, 201 West Mossville Road, end of Poplett Hollow Drive, and at 8327 N. Galena Road
Tawny Oaks Skunk Cabbage Trail, 1.38 miles
715 West Singing Woods Road
Tawny Oaks Sycamore Trail, 1.26 miles
715 West Singing Woods Road