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      Park Hours: 6am – 10pm

      Indy is sometimes referred to as Marquette Heights Trail. The trail is located between La Salle boulevard in Marquette Heights and I-474. Indy consists of 12 miles of pure singletrack for hike & bike use. It has many challenging hills and descents, and plenty of logs and natural obstacles.
      eBikes Allowed: Yes
      AKA: Indy
      Land Status: City Managed
      Land Manager: Pekin Park District
      Parking google parking directions
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      Region Details
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      Region Status
      Caution as of Aug 2, 2023
      Local Trail Association

      Stats

      Avg Trail Rating
      Trails (view details)
      13
      Trails Mountain Bike
      15
      Trails E-Bike
      15
      Trails Hike
      15
      Trails Trail Running
      15
      Total Distance
      10 miles
      Total Descent
      1,510 ft
      Total Vertical
      193 ft
      Highest Trailhead
      695 ft
      Reports
      695
      Photos
      52
      Ridden Counter
      2,309

      Recent Ride Log Activity in Region

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      • 0 rides
      Yesterday
      • 0 rides
      Past Week
      • 1 rides

      Photos of Independence Park Mountain Bike

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      Jan 7, 2021

      Videos of Independence Park Mountain Bike

      MDA DH Course 1
      trail: Trail 1
      4:36 | 5 | Jun 4, 2012
      Sterns DH Run edit 1
      trail: Trail 1
      1:33 | 261 | Apr 22, 2011

      Recent Trail Reports

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      4.
      Aug 15, 2023 @ 10:31am
      Aug 15, 2023
      Dry sully71 PAMBA
      Trail 3
      Aug 15, 2023 @ 10:01am
      Aug 15, 2023
      Dry sully71 PAMBA
      Trail 2
      Aug 15, 2023 @ 9:41am
      Aug 15, 2023
      Drysully71 PAMBA
      Trail 2A
      Aug 15, 2023 @ 9:28am
      Aug 15, 2023
      Dry 24” locustsully71 PAMBA
      Trail 2
      Aug 15, 2023 @ 9:13am
      Aug 15, 2023
      Dry 12 cottonwoodsully71 PAMBA
      Trail 1
      Aug 15, 2023 @ 9:08am
      Aug 15, 2023
      Dry 12” locustsully71 PAMBA
      5.
      Aug 14, 2023 @ 8:11am
      Aug 14, 2023
      Dry Large tree down across trail, blocking trailyoungfrager PAMBA-Indy
      Trail 3A
      Jul 4, 2023 @ 11:08am
      Jul 4, 2023
      Dry Big tree down. Chainsaws needesabroughton3
      Independence Park Paved Path
      Mar 6, 2023 @ 7:49pm
      Mar 6, 2023
      Variable Watch for slick spots. Especially...sns1294 PAMBA
      3 to 4 shortcut
      Oct 5, 2022 @ 8:21am
      Oct 5, 2022
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      Activity Feed

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      AaronrY8Tbxriddentrail5. and 1 more
      Sep 21, 2023 @ 7:11pm
      2 days
      mfSqoozieswishlistroutePAMBA MOD 2022- Independence Park
      Sep 12, 2023 @ 3:33pm
      Sep 12, 2023
      youngfragercommentreportTrail 2 and 1 more
      Aug 16, 2023 @ 11:32am
      Aug 16, 2023
      sully71addreportTrail 1 and 30 more
      Aug 15, 2023 @ 8:36am
      Aug 15, 2023
      youngfrageraddreport5. and 4 more
      Aug 14, 2023 @ 7:52am
      Aug 14, 2023

      Recent Comments

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      youngfragerreportTrail 2Couldn't find this one
      Aug 16, 2023 @ 11:33am
      Aug 16, 2023
      youngfragerreportTrail 2Cleared branch
      Aug 16, 2023 @ 11:32am
      Aug 16, 2023
      AthallerreportTrail 3ARemoved
      Jul 5, 2023 @ 5:33pm
      Jul 5, 2023
      blackout7reportIndependence Park Paved PathTrails are 99% dry. Leaf covered but in...
      Nov 8, 2021 @ 3:14pm
      Nov 8, 2021
      heypoolboytrail5.This is the primary trailhead to start a lap @...
      Nov 24, 2017 @ 4:36am
      Nov 24, 2017

      Nearby Areas

      namedistance
      Everett McKinley Dirksen Park 7 9 31.1 km
      Fort Creve Coeur 4 4 31.4 km
      John T. McNaughton Park 142.3 km
      Lauterbach Park3.7 km
      Ulrich Wildlife Preserve 2 26.1 km

      Activity Type Stats

      activitytypetrailsdistancedescentdescent distancetotal verticalratingglobal rankstate rankphotosreportsroutesridelogs
      Mountain Bike1510 miles1,509 ft4 miles194 ft
      #2,534#1,3285269531,979
      E-Bike1510 miles1,509 ft4 miles194 ft
      #911#2834364
      Hike1510 miles1,509 ft4 miles194 ft
      #1,990#1,192695128
      Trail Running1510 miles1,509 ft4 miles194 ft
      #1,991#1,19169516
      • By cmace88 PAMBA PAMBA-Kinsey PAMBA-BPP & contributors
      • Admins: PAMBA, PAMBA-Indy
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      • independence park activity log | embed map of Independence Park mountain bike trails | independence park mountain biking points of interest

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