Reviewed by: FishMan473 ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
This is one of my top 5 favorite trails anywhere. Very steep, technical singletrack. Also some northshore style stuff, too bad it's all falling apart. Trouble is the trails aren't well maintainted, so only out of 5 chili's because of nasty erosion potential and overgrown trails (mostly garlic mustard and honeysuckle grrrrrrrrr!).

Recommended Route:
Dunno, I seem to get lost every time but the loops are short so just keep riding and you'll figure it out eventually

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Independence Park!

Reviewed by: Greg Huwe ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
This is one the accessible trails in central Illinois. The trails are for a levels and give a get work out. plus are still open for new trails and jumps.

Recommended Route:
Rt. 98 between fresibe course and first stop light. turn at the pekin archery sign and follow ip the road.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
indy and kickapoo

Reviewed by:  ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
Great riding; the bridges and ramps are in bad shape, except for the teetor-totter bridge. However, the trails are challenging and in pretty good shape. Great climbs and rides through water.

Recommended Route:
Enter at the Dirksen Park sign off of 98, up the gravel road to the parking lot.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Indy Park, Kickapoo near Champaign

Reviewed by: rich , from pekin

Summary:
dirkson is best fall- spring summer gets weedy and overgrown i try to keep the stickers and honeysuckel cut back a few others help sickel the ichweed many thanks to randy for all he has done at both parks and to scott who layed out most all the trails at both parks (credit where its dew) these trails are simply the best around and maybe the state

Recommended Route:
park at the lower parking lot after the bridge on Rt. 98 unless there is a archary shoot going on and trail should be marked as closed. pass all the bmx jumps to first y and take a right drop in hairpin right bridge and up. foward through crossroad ( bigining of blue trail also known as inter loop) hardest 2 miles around. next crossroad hang left narrly downhill hang left at bottom right at tractor road cross creek to field right along bottom of field and up hill along woods (not much of a trail left) take right into woods another crossroad to creek forward a couple hills bridge one more hill take right downhill to creek up and out left to field back along bottoms right up to trail left into woods bridge take left at y (rapid el granda) yes its fast finish with downhill to where you started crossroad at blue (now outer loop)forward past N.S. stuff stay on trail at bottoms to (kevlar)(left at y is new right takes you to old new is longer old is harder)take right at crossroad another downhill to creek stay right to (cliff trail)you already did some fo this the other direction follow to creek take right one bridge and you will come to a sharp left turn stay left (right will take you to indy park via road if you know the way) to tar paper bridge you will have a drop to a half pipe drop and go forward up ( not right to halfpipe) this is scotts extention follow it through crossroad and back to field same way as last time to bridge and right at y this time after the roller coaster hang left poorly marked this takes you to chicken hawk (very fast) this willtake you back to the bmx jumps and to parking you just did 10 miles.