Winner of the 2003 Coalition of Recreational Trails Award for construction and design.

Hunting Seasons
The Trail will remain open during the 2009/2010 Illinois Hunting seasons. It is strongly recommended that anyone using the trail during designated hunting dates wear the standard, hunter-recognized blaze orange apparel.

Hunters are not allowed to hunt or carry weapons on, or shoot across, the trail right-of-way, or to use the trail as an access to hunting areas. Hunters are allowed to cross the trail, and to retrieve game that has fallen on the trail right-of-way.

The 2009/2010 season’s hunting dates are: October 10, 11; November 20, 21, 22; December 3, 4, 5, 6, (11, 12, 13 Muzzleloader), 31; January 1, 2, 3, 15, 16, 17.