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PLEASE NOTE: Effective June 1, 2017, the Start Point for this walk changed to Balance Coffee and Tea (Train Depot), 732 S. Illinois Street (Highway 159), Belleville, IL. Please join us!

Rating: 1A, Distance: 5, 10km

Event information

Daily, dawn to dusk. Check payment preferred. Restrooms and water are available at the start/finish and at several locations along the trail. On the 10k, the Richland Creek Greenway connects six city parks. After leaving the greenway you will traverse through two historic districts and a beautifully renovated downtown streetscape. The 5k takes you past the shops and restaurants on Main Street and through Belleville's Old Historic District. The Fountain square is host to many events throughout the year. Saturdays, May-October, you can catch the Farmer's Market. The weekend after Mother's Day in May is "Art on the Square," voted #1 and #2 in the nation for the past nine years. The last weekend in June is the "Jazz and Wine Festival." September brings the Oktoberfest and the first weekend in October is the Chili Cook-Off. Info www.belleville.net.

Awards: IVV CREDIT ONLY

Driving to the start box

732 S. Illinois Street (Highway 159), Belleville, Illinois. Walk binder is available on the shelf to the left of the cashier. Driving directions: I-64, Exit 12 (IL-159) S. Continue through Swansea to downtown Belleville, around the Fountain, staying on Illinois Street (IL-159) to Balance Coffee and Tea (Train Depot) on your left at 732 S. Illinois. Balance Coffee and Tea is open seven days a week. Free parking is available. More information at balancecoffeeandtea.com.

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Illinois Trekkers Volkssport Club (AVA-0047)

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