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Black Partridge park is a relatively new trail system, and trails are still being created today. PAMBA is working with the Metamora Park District to create a multi use trail system. When complete, this park will host over 15 miles of singletrack.
Park Hours: Dawn to Dusk
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These trails were built primarily by those crazy folks at Little Ade's Bike Shop in Pekin. It became famous for its wooden stunts, but they have since been removed. However, this park still offers grinding climbs, tight singletrack, and screaming descents.
Park Hours: 6am - 10pm
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Farmdale Reservoir is Army Corps of Engineers land east of Peoria and the manager there has allowed the creation of a very nice system of trails. The ~20mile trail system is an excellent mix of fast open stretches and tight, twisty singletrack, with alot of vertical distance for you climbers. Farmdale also hosts a sweet downhill run, a MTX/dirt jump course, and a stunt loop. Farmdale regularly hosts races in the I74 Race Series, as well as the annual PAMBA fall festival, and the 2007 & 2008 Midwest Mountain Bike Festival.
Park Hours: Dawn to Dusk
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Indy is sometimes refered to as Marquette Heights Trail because the trail head is near the Welcome to Marquette Heights sign just off 29 after 474. Indy consists of 12 miles of pure singletrack. It has many challenging hills and descents, and a plenty of logs and natural obstacles. These trails are maintained by the Little Ade's crew.
Park Hours: 6am - 10pm
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Jubilee College State Park, located west of Kickapoo is a popular place for Peoria mountian biking enthusiasts. It houses the largest single trail system in the area. Much of it is non-technical "doubletrack", and the park is frequented by both mountain bikers and equestrians. There is a area on the south side of the park with plenty of intermediate singletrack dedicated to hikers & bikers only. This park offers a taste of everything, from blazing fast downhills, gut wrenching climbs, easy flowing sections. Jubilee also hosts one of the annual I74 series races.
Park Hours: 6am - 10pm
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Wildlife Prairie State Park is the newest trail system in the Peoria area. It consists of nearly 8 miles of flowing singletrack with lots of rock and shale left over from the land's strip mining days. NOTE: Wildlife Prairie Park requires either a membership to the park, or a day use fee to ride.
Park Hours: 6am - 10pm
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