![]() ![]() Seeing as the trail quality greatly improved on the eastern outskirts of Wyanet, I would love to come back and continue biking west on this trail some day. I saw one parking lot with trail signs in my stretch. Other nuances, the trail offers a nice split of shade and sun, but more on the sunny side. Suffice it to say, there aren't many folks out here unless you count the occasional fisherman. During my two hour ride I saw a dozen other bikers, and this was on a 75 degree, cloudless Saturday in mid-June. Bridges span the lock areas which offer nice water drains to view and areas to sit on the edge for a break. In the stretch I took there were only a couple of places where I spotted benches. I also saw a pair of deer and a ton of colorful birds (red, yellow, blue, orange, black, white, gray, brown). As for wildlife.I spotted several turtles in canals and one trailside (almost accidentally biked over him). A river also carves the trail in many areas, offering some nice views. Every so often you'll come across a lock, which are numbered, giving you an idea of how many away you are from your starting point. The trail follows a series of disconnected water canals that serve as nice scenery. Until you get to this point, however, you'll need to keep both hands on the grips. ![]() The trail becomes a powdery earth and can even accommodate road bikes. The trail composition greatly improved heading west of the Tiskilwa area. Some areas are nicer than others and I didn't see any areas that were unmanageable for my hybrid tires. From Bureau to the Tiskilwa area the trail was a mix of dirt, small gravel and portions of asphalt.although those overed by cindery rocks. The trail composition from Bureau to Wyanet varies. I was leery to ride my hybrid in some sections near Tiskilwa because of the mid sized gravel in spots. Road bikes will not survive many portions of this trail. Bike accommodations - hybrid to mountain bike mostly. The parking lot there has bathrooms and trashcans, and plenty of parking. ![]() If coming from the north, take Highway 17 south to Keithsburg. The park entrance is located on the left. Delabar State Park - 89 acre preserve adjacent to the Mississippi River (1960) Oquawka. average temperatures in the county seat of Oquawka have ranged from a low of 15 ☏ (9 ☌) in January to a high of 85 ☏ (29 ☌). Go north 2 miles on the Oquawka-Keithsburg blacktop road. Illinois: Founded: 1841: Named for: Richard Henderson: Seat: Oquawka: Largest village: Oquawka: Area. ![]() The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.Trail biked - I started at the east end in Bureau. For visitors coming from the south, west, and east, DELABAR PARK can be reached from Highway 164. The bridge carried a road over Henderson Creek until 1935, when the state government moved the roadway in the following year, the bridge became a pedestrian bridge, and the state opened a picnic area in its vicinity. The wooden bridge was built in 1866, replacing an earlier bridge called the Eames Bridge the bridge structure cost $2,125, while its stone abutments cost $2.40 per perch. The Oquawka Wagon Bridge is a covered bridge located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Oquawka in Henderson County, Illinois. ![]()
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