State Coordinators
Northern Illinois State Coordinator
Chuck Oestreich
816 22nd St.
Rock Island, IL 61201
Email: chuckace2@gmail.com
Southern Illinois State Coordinator
John O'Dell,
1142 Winkleman Dr.
Harrisburg, IL 62946
Email: jodell@shawneelink.net
General Overview of Trail
Illinois, the Prairie State, is mostly a land that glaciers have smoothed out and left with rich deposits of soil that produce abundant crops. Under that soil lies the largest coal reserves in the nation, but it is manufacturing that provides the most employment.
The ADT's two routes through Illinois are quite different in character. The Northern Midwest Route is across land that is flat to slightly undulating mostly along two canals. By contrast, the Southern Midwest Route goes through very hilly country, untouched by glaciers. This area is known as the Illinois Ozarks or the Shawnee Hills and geologically remains much as it has been for eons.
Detailed Trail Description — Northern Route
This part of the trail is divided into three segments totalling 219 miles, mostly trails, sidewalks, and little used roads.
Indiana State line to Joliet — 60 miles
Joliet to Bureau Junction (Depue) — 79 miles
Bureau Junction to Iowa line (Rock Island) — 80 miles
Detailed Trail Description — Southern Route This section of the trail consists of three segments, totalling 284 miles, mostly on gravel and paved roads/shoulders.
Indiana State line to intersection with the River to River Trail — 41 miles
Harden County line to Grand Tower — 127 miles
Grand Tower to East St. Louis (Missouri state line) — 116 miles
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