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to Crane Grove Creek Trail and Freeport (GIT) Stephenson County to Pecatonica Prairie Path (GIT) FOR TOWNS INSIDE Ogle County Baileyville McGregor Rd. THIS OUTLINE 0 1 2 3 4 5 SEE DETAIL Woodburn Rd. 2 Hoisington Rd. ON OTHER SIDE Greenways Fork miles Mt. Morris Rd. River East Purpose of the Plan Barker Rd. Rock and Not all greenways are The Ogle County Greenways publicly owned. Some may Leaf Creek Winnebago County & Trails Plan serves multiple uses and be established on private land by River Mill Harper Mud objectives: easements or other methods that protect Otter Trails White Oak Rd. Creek valuable natural areas and Creek 1 1 - It fulfills the need of residents and cultural/historic sites or allow public Byron 39 local planners for a long-range, access on trails. Some are managed to Adeline Soo Lin Plan e R.R. visionary master plan for the green preserve ecological diversity. Others are infrastructure of the region. purely recreational. 72 72 72 2 - It identifies the resources and Stillman opportunities for open space and Types of Trails Forreston recreational trail systems. Town Line Rd. Valley 251 3 - It provides a strategy for linking communities with Dedicated Trails are designed and built off-road for the Leaf Davis 2 one another and with the natural and cultural resource exclusive use of pedestrians, bicyclists, cross-country River S Junction oo L Monroe areas via greenways and trail networks. skiers, skaters, people in wheelchairs, equestrians, or by Leaf 72 ine R River .R. motorized use such as snowmobiles. The uses allowed on Center 2 72 Conservation, economic development, and transportation each trail are established by the organizations and public planning at local and state levels is an ongoing process. agencies involved in its acquisition, development, and Town Hall Rd. Stillman In this context, it is critical that long range visionary and maintenance. Although more than one type of non- Killbuck short term strategic planning for greenways and trails motorized use is allowed on most trails, motorized also be a continuing process, assuring that Ogle County recreational vehicle traffic typically is segregated by will be ready to capitalize on opportunities as they arise. location or season. This plan has been conceived with public input as the Creek Creek Creek frontline tool to: Shared-Use Trails are low-volume streets or rural roads Carroll County Brookville designated and intended to be shared by existing Holcomb • define opportunities and priorities vehicular traffic with proposed bicycle and other non- Elkhorn • recommend courses of action motorized uses. Generally shared-use trails will require at 64 least some signage and perhaps paint striping to identify Lindenwood Intended users include open space, environmental, and the routes and to alert motorists. Some may 64 Mount Morris recreational agencies and jurisdictions at all levels, from accommodate other uses such as equestrians or 3 municipal and county to regional, and state. Conservation snowmobiling within the right-of-way, although not on 4 and recreational groups as well as planning officials will the pavement. State law and local ordinances govern Lowden use it in their efforts to secure funding and promote the such uses. 26 State development of local plans and projects. With the Park assistance of this plan, Ogle County can link its resources Snowmobile Routes are seasonal trails on public right-of- 5 6 to greenways and trails in neighboring counties. The way and on private land by arrangement with property CB & Q R.R. goals are better environment, access to recreation for owners. The actual pathways on private property may be Oregon Trail Rd. residents and visitors, and preservation of quality of life altered from year to year. Permissions, mapping, and 52 for everyone. signing the routes are the responsibility of local 39 Union Rd. snowmobile organizations. The extensive Tri-County Oregon 64 Kings Among the benefits of greenways and trails planning are: snowmobile Trail system links 15 communities in Ogle 64 thern R.R. County with one another and with neighboring counties. 7 n Nor Harmony Rd. gto Skare Rd. • Providing a framework for coordinated greenway and Polo Burlin 2 251 trail conservation and development. Equestrian Trails occur primarily on and between public Forest Rd. 8 • Assisting public agencies to allocate resources in conservation areas and on privately owned land, including Dekalb County 10 White 13 support of plan priorities. campgrounds, dude ranches, and horse-boarding farms. Pines • Initiating a forum for discussion and resolution of While horse-back riding is often separate from other uses, Castke Rock Daysville 14 9 Forest St. Pk. Honey Creek Rd. greenway issues among government jurisdictions and sometimes the trails may permit pedestrian and seasonal St.Pk. private sector interests. snowmobile use. Chana Grist Mill Rd. • Providing a basis for coordinating transportation, Kyte Creek B urlin recreation, water quality, stormwater management, Canoe Trails may occur on any year-around or seasonally 11 Henry Rd. gto Hemstock Rd. 15 n wildlife, and related programs, to advance conservation of navigable waterway that is not obstructed by fences or Lowden-Miller River No Creek 12 rth greenways and reduce conflict with other development fallen trees. Canoeists and kayakers generally prefer Forest er n R Hillcrest activities. stream segments that require paddling skills or afford George B. Fell N. P. .R . Mulford Rd. • Promoting understanding and encouraging stewardship close-up nature viewing and a minimum of conflict with Twombly Rd. J o of Ogle County's natural and cultural resources. speed boats and jet skis. e Buffalo S Butternut Rd. River Flagg Center t 26 e n What is a Greenway? ATV Trails are associated with off-road use and with g e Pine Creston Rock l rugged landscapes. Public access for motorized all-terrain T 38 r a A greenway is any linear open space established along vehicles may be limited primarily to supervised private or i l Union Pacific R.R. either a natural corridor such as a stream valley or public ATV parks with trailer parking. Whiteside Co. Seven Lost overland along a man-made corridor such as a converted 2 Nation Rochelle Creston Rd. railroad right-of-way, canal, scenic road or parkway. Like 52 26 arteries linking vital organs, greenways connect parks, Patterns of History and Geography Mile 251 Br. Clear nature preserves, wetlands, streams, cultural and historic Creek sites with each other and with populated areas. The greatest concentration of sites with significant public Woosung values are to be found in or near the corridors of the 88 Some greenways—though not all—are trails that allow major streams of the county: primarily the Rock River and 16 38 Brooklyn Rd. humans passage into and through the natural world. Any secondarily the Kyte River and Pine Creek. The linear Grand 39 natural or landscaped course for pedestrians or bicycles is nature of stream corridors, the desirable biological Detour a greenway. diversity, scenic qualities, the limits to development imposed by steep slopes and flood plains, and the 2 proximity to historic population centers combine to make Lee County these corridors the obvious locations for greenways stewardship in Ogle County. In some places they are also Lowden Rd. logical routes for trails that link natural resources to communities. Ogle County The development of railroads in the 19th century favored some settlements and created other towns and villages at regular intervals along their routes. By default, rail right- of-ways have also served as greenways and conservatories of native prairie vegetation. When abandoned with their roadbeds and bridges intact, they become logical trail Regional Greenways and Trails Plan routes linking the historic railroad towns. Many of the early settlement travel routes across the open prairies of Ogle County are preserved in the present-day road alignments between towns and river crossings. Typically, the first travelers who laid out the roads relied 1 Lightsville settlement State / County Highway on groves and mounds for landmarks. Wagon and coach 2 Black Hawk War Battleground Memorial Flood Plain roads angled and curved to avoid 3 Pine Creek Seminary/Mount Morris College Potential Greenways Township Road continued on back buildings, 1839/1884 Backbone of Ogle County's 4 Eagle's Nest Artists Colony campsite,cottages, Legend: greenways plan, the Rock River & Ganymede's Spring, 1898-1942 Public Greenspace Existing Trail links numerous tributary 5 Paine's Point settlement stream corridors and upland 6 White Rock Burg settlement on the Chicago & Iowa Trail Private Greenspace Potential Recreational Trail forest areas. 7 Eagle Point settlement 8 Polo Lime Kiln, ca. 1850 (restored) Recreational Areas Potential Secondary Trail The Rock River charms canoeists 9 Buffalo Grove/St. Marion settlement (private and commercial and kayakers with shaded islands 10 Applington House/Polo Historical Society Rail Road Historic Attractions campgrounds, religious, etc.) and the surprising “wildness” of 11 Henry School, 1878 its vistas. 12 Pine Creek settlement/Penn Corners Canoe Access River & Streams Access to nature preserve trails and 13 Daysville settlement the Pine Creek at White Pines Forest 14 Watertown settlement Potential Canoe Trail State Park is both an economic Historic Site asset and an unequaled greenways Oregon Trail Road, an historic route 15 Washington Grove settlement preserved as a township road, is a resource. 16 Grand Detour settlement/John Deere Historic Site potential shared-use recreational trail Illinois Natural THE CREATORS OF THIS FOLDER DO NOT REPRESENT THE MAPS TO BE ACCURATE FOR /St. Peter’s Episcopal Church (restored) connecting populations centers with Inventory Site ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE INTENDED INFORMATIONAL AND PLANNING PURPOSES. PHOTOGRAPHY: DEAN SHEAFFER rural scenery and greenway resources. 17 Brodie's Grove/Brodie's cabin site REPRODUCTION OF ANY PART OF THIS DOCUMENT BY WRITTEN PERMISSION ONLY.