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he Jane Addams Recreation Trail in Northwest Illinois is a journey through time...rich with stories. Each journey on the trail is a new story and a new experience with the ever-changing seasonal plant life and the varied animals and birds – from the orange flash of an oriole to the white tail of a bounding deer; from the fiery crimson of the sumac to the tender green fiddleheads of the ferns in spring. The rock layers and topographic features exposed along the trail tell the story of an environment gradually changing from an ancient shallow sea where layers of sea shell fragments and debris accumulated to form the dolomite bedrock, to the rushing glacial stream that carved our valleys. The trail tells the story of man’s history as well, from the Native Americans, including the Winnebago Tribe who raised crops in the rich bottomland soil and fished and traveled the waterways, to the pioneer families who prospered from this fertile land, to the entrepreneurs who built the frontier’s first factories, the mills, around which villages and cities grew. The trail’s story continues from the early stagecoaches to the railroads which created a transportation hub in this area, but which were in turn eclipsed by the automobile and our grid of improved streets and highways, to today .... This path, which has seen so much history, has been restored as a source of beauty, nature, exercise and fun. We invite you to create your own stories as you discover the Jane Addams Trail. The trail is named for Jane Addams (1860-1935), born and raised in nearby Cedarville, an internationally famous social work pioneer, founder of Chicago’s Hull House and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Her childhood roaming the open countryside around Cedarville taught her the importance of the outdoors to a person’s mental and physical well-being. Winner of the 2003 Coalition of Recreational Trails Award for construction and design • 17 miles from Tutty’s Crossing Trailhead in downtown Freeport to Wisconsin state line where it connects to the Badger State Trail, a 40 mile trail to Madison Wisconsin. Note that Wisconsin charges a trail admission fee. • 4.1 miles asphalt paved path from Tutty’s Crossing Trailhead to Wes Block Trailhead with two short sections of on-road bike lanes. 10 foot wide, level grade, crushed limestone surface from Wes Block Trailhead to Wisconsin state line. • 22 bridges including the historic Van Buren Bridge across the Pecatonica River, erected in 1885, and a Covered Bridge outside of Orangeville. • Bordered by the Pecatonica River, Richland Creek and Cedar Creek • Travels through historic downtown Freeport, the Old River School Historic District Neighborhood, and past natural wetlands, old oak woods, grassland prairies, exposed rock embankments, active farms, and several small communities as well as the Village or Orangeville. • Part of the Grand Illinois Trail that traverses northern Illinois from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River. • Permitted users: hikers, bicyclists, snowmobilers, cross-country skiers, motorized wheelchairs/vehicles designed for and operated by people with disabilities • Not permitted: horses, motorcycles,ATV’s, golf carts and motor vehicles • Snowmobiling is allowed when there is a 4" bed of snow on the trail • All pets must be leashed and pet clean-up is required • Bicyclists should yield to walkers • Keep right and pass left • Announce “on your left” before passing • Avoid stopping and blocking the path • Dispose of all trash properly • Be courteous to others regardless of their mode, speed or skill level • Stay on trail; respect private property that adjoins the trail • Call 911 for emergencies and reference the mile marker • Report maintenance or safety conditions to the Freeport Park District, 815-235-6114, [email protected] Trail merchandise (shirts, hats, etc.) is available at the Freeport/Stepheson County Visitors Center, 4596 U. S. Highway 20 East, Freeport. Jane Addams Trail For More Information, Contact: Freeport Park District 1122 S. Burchard, P.O. Box 417 Freeport, IL 61032 815-235-6114 www.freeportparkdistrict.org www.janeaddamstrail.com Access to the trail is available at: • Tutty’s Crossing Trailhead 250 E. Stephenson Street, Freeport On the banks of the Pecatonica River Parking, Information, Boat Access, Wes Robinson Memorial Garden (Shelter, Restrooms and other amenities under development) • Wes Block Trailhead 2636 W. Fairview Road, Freeport Exit off Highway 26, 1/4 mile south of the Highway 20 intersection Parking, Shelter, Restroom • Cedarville Road 2875 W. Cedarville Road, Freeport West of Village of Cedarville Parking 1/8 mile west of Trail, Wayside on Trail • Red Oak Beaver Road off Red Oak Road Parking, Portable Restroom in Summer • Buena Vista McConnell Road Parking • Richland Creek Trailhead 101 N. Ewing Street, Orangeville Parking, Shelter, Restroom, Water railheads and Parking www.janeaddamstrail.com
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ature... with all it has to offer us in beauty and tranquility is truly found on the Jane Addams Trail. This scenic 13-mile limestone trail takes you on a journey through Freeport, Scioto Mills, Cedarville, Red Oak, Buena Vista and Orangeville. On this journey, many wild animals can be seen or heard – from the red and grey fox squirrels, songbirds, pheasants and the occassional partridge to the white tail deer, fox, raccoon, muskrat, red tail hawks, kestrels, great horned owls, barred owls, Cooper’s hawks, goshawks and screech owls. Along waterways, heron and N
he Jane Addams Recreation Trail in Northwest Illinois is a journey through time...rich with stories.
Each journey on the trail is a new story and a new experience with the ever-changing seasonal plant life and the varied animals and birds – from the orange flash of an oriole to the white tail of a bounding deer; from the fiery crimson of the sumac to the tender green fiddleheads of the ferns in spring. The rock layers and topographic features exposed along the trail tell the story of an environment gradually changing from an ancient shallow sea where layers of sea shell fragments and debris accumulated to form the dolomite bedrock, to the rushing glacial stream that carved our valleys. The trail tells the story of man’s history as well, from the Native Americans, including the Winnebago Tribe who raised crops in the
rich bottomland soil and fished and traveled the waterways, to the pioneer families who prospered from this fertile land, to the entrepreneurs who built the frontier’s first factories, the mills, around which villages and cities grew. The trail’s story continues from the early stagecoaches to the railroads which created a transportation hub in this area, but which were in turn eclipsed by the automobile and our grid of improved streets and highways, to today.... This path, which has seen so much history, has been restored as a source of beauty, nature, exercise and fun. We invite you to create your own stories as you discover the Jane Addams Trail.
The trail is named for Jane Addams (1860-1935), born and raised in nearby Cedarville, an internationally famous social work pioneer, founder of Chicago’s Hull House and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Her childhood roaming the open countryside around Cedarville taught her the importance of the outdoors to a person’s mental and physical well-being.
Winner of the 2003 Coalition of Recreational Trails Award for construction and design
• 17 miles from Tutty’s Crossing Trailhead in downtown Freeport to Wisconsin state line where it connects to the Badger State Trail, a 40 mile trail to Madison Wisconsin. Note that Wisconsin charges a trail admission fee.• 4.1 miles asphalt paved path from Tutty’s Crossing Trailhead to Wes Block Trailhead with two short sections of on-road bike lanes. 10 foot wide, level grade, crushed limestone surface from Wes Block Trailhead to Wisconsin state line.• 22 bridges including the historic Van Buren Bridge across the Pecatonica River, erected in 1885, and a Covered Bridge outside of Orangeville.• Bordered by the Pecatonica River, Richland Creek and Cedar Creek• Travels through historic downtown Freeport, the Old River School Historic District Neighborhood, and past natural wetlands, old oak woods, grassland prairies, exposed rock embankments, active farms, and several small communities as well as the Village or Orangeville.• Part of the Grand Illinois Trail that traverses northern Illinois from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River.
• Permitted users: hikers, bicyclists, snowmobilers, cross-country skiers, motorized wheelchairs/vehicles designed for and operated by people with disabilities
• Notpermitted:horses,motorcycles,ATV’s,golfcarts and motor vehicles
• Snowmobiling is allowed when there is a 4" bed of snow on the trail
• All pets must be leashed and pet clean-up is required
• Bicyclists should yield to walkers • Keep right and pass left • Announce “on your left” before passing • Avoid stopping and blocking the path • Dispose of all trash properly • Be courteous to others regardless of their mode, speed or skill level • Stay on trail; respect private property that adjoins the trail • Call 911 for emergencies and reference the mile marker • Report maintenance or safety conditions to the Freeport Park
District, 815-235-6114, [email protected]
Trail merchandise (shirts, hats, etc.) is available at the Freeport/Stepheson County Visitors Center, 4596 U. S. Highway 20 East, Freeport.
Jane Addams TrailFor More Information, Contact:Freeport Park District1122 S. Burchard, P.O. Box 417 Freeport, IL 61032 815-235-6114 www.freeportparkdistrict.org
www.janeaddamstrail.com
Access to the trail is available at:• Tutty’s Crossing Trailhead 250 E. Stephenson Street, Freeport On the banks of the Pecatonica River Parking, Information, Boat Access, Wes
Robinson Memorial Garden (Shelter, Restrooms and other amenities under development)
• Wes Block Trailhead 2636 W. Fairview Road, Freeport Exit off Highway 26, 1/4 mile south of
the Highway 20 intersection Parking, Shelter, Restroom
• Cedarville Road 2875 W. Cedarville Road, Freeport West of Village of Cedarville Parking 1/8 mile west of Trail, Wayside
on Trail• Red Oak Beaver Road off Red Oak Road Parking, Portable Restroom in Summer• Buena Vista McConnell Road Parking• Richland Creek Trailhead 101 N. Ewing Street, Orangeville Parking, Shelter, Restroom, Water
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Hiking • Bicycling • SnowmobilingCross Country Skiing
A wide range of lodging facilities, restaurants, stores, specialty shops, and gas stations are available in the communities on or near the trail. For more detailed visitor information, contact the Freeport/Stephenson County Visitors Center, 4596 US Highway 20 East, Freeport, 815-233-1357.
ATTRACTIONS:Cedarville:Cedarville Cemetery, Mill Street (Jane Addams burial site) Cedarville Historical Museum, 450 W. Second Street, 815-563-4202 (Jane Addams’ exhibit) Cedarville Skate Park, 430 W. Washington Street, 815-563-4302 (skate park, playground, picnic area) Famous Fossil Vineyard and Winery, 395 W. Cedarville Road, 815-563-4665
Freeport:Freeport Art Museum, 121 N. Harlem Avenue, 815-235-9755 (five permanent galleries, special exhibits) Generations Brewing Company, 1400 S. Adams Avenue, 815-616-5941 (craft brewery) Historic Downtown Freeport, (shops, restaurants, theaters and more) Krape Park, 1799 S. Park Boulevard, 815-235-6114 (carousel, waterfall, miniature and disc golf, picnic areas, playgrounds, boat rental) Lincoln-Douglas Debate Square, 114 E. Douglas Street (commemorates 1858 Lincoln-Douglas Debate) Little Cubs Field, 1160 W. Empire Street, 815-235-5318 (replica of Wrigley Field) Oakdale Nature Preserve, 4433 S. Cranes Grove Road, 815-235-6114 (four miles of trails) Park Hills Golf Course, 3240 W. Stephenson Street, 815-235-3611 (two 18-hole courses) Pecatonica River Trail, www.paddlethepec.com (canoe and kayak on the river) Read Park, 1122 S. Burchard Avenue, 815-235-6114 (aquatic center, water slide, skate park) Silver Creek and Stephenson Railroad and Silvercreek Museum, 2954 S. Walnut Road (antique steam train rides and historical museum on selected days May thru October) Stephenson County Historical Museum, 1440 S. Carroll Avenue, 815-232-8419 (1857 mansion, one-room schoolhouse, arboretum) Tutty Baker Cabin Site, End of Monterey Street (site of William “Tutty” Baker’s cabin, founder of Freeport) Union Dairy, 126 E. Douglas, 815-232-7099 (old-fashioned ice cream shop) Winneshiek Players, 228 W. Clark, 815-232-7023 (the oldest continuous amateur theater in the country, open by performance)
Orangeville:Brush Creek Golf Course, 2001 W. St. James Road, 815-789-4042 (9-hole course) Butterfly Farm, 1045 N. Bellview Road, also accessible from the Trail (83 acres of restored prairie with walking trails) Mighty Richland Players Dessert Theater, 203 W. High Street, 815-819-1310 (seasonal amateur theater) Richland Creek Wetlands, Illinois Route 26 and Orangeville Road, 815-789-4416 (adjacent to the trail)
LODGING AND CAMPING:Freeport:Baymont Inn and Suites, 1060 Riverside Drive, 815-559-8510 or 877-BAYMONT Country Inn and Suites by Radisson, 1710 S. Dirck Drive, 815-233-3300 or 800-456-4000 The Hampton Inn, 109 S. Galena Avenue, 815-232-7100 or 800-HAMPTON Super 8, 1551 S. Sleezer Home Road, 815-232-4455 or 800-800-8000 Town House Motel, 1156 W. Galena Avenue, 815-232-2191 West Motel, 2084 W. Galena Avenue, 815-232-4188 Orangeville:Orangeville Campground, Adjacent to Richland Creek Trailhead (primitive camping on grass lot with trailhead amenities nearby), 815-789-4623
Camping is also available nearby in the villages of Lena, Pearl City and Winslow.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE:The community of Cedarville offers a gas station/convenience store. Orangeville offers restaurants, a grocery store, and a gas station/convenience store. Freeport offers restaurants from fast food to fine dining as well as numerous grocery stores, gas stations and convenience stores. A detailed listing is available from the Visitors Center.
BIKE REPAIR:Freeport Bicycle Company, 120 S. Chicago Avenue, Freeport, 815-235-2014, www.freeportbicycles.comTyger’s Pro Bicycle Service, 510 W. Main, Dakota, 815-449-2203 PHK Bicycles, 205 N. Adams, Freeport, 815-616-8081, www.phkbicycles.bike
This publication developed through the assistance of: Trail Development Funding By:– Federal Recreational Trails Program grants– Illinois Department of Natural Resources Bike Path grant– Jane Addams Trail Commission: – City of Freeport – Freeport Park District – Stephenson County – Village of Orangeville– Private donations through the Northwest Illinois Trails Foundation
To become a “Friend of the Trail”, contact the Freeport Park District, 815-235-6114.
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