The
trail system at Rock Cut offers opportunities for hiking (40 miles),
mountain biking(23 miles), and equestrian(14 miles) and has been
completely remarked beginning in 2003. Trail users will find updated trail
head/information signs at picnic areas and trail access points for trail
information and regulations. Only certain trails are designated for
mountain biking and equestrian use and are identified by colored trail
markers. Blue trails are for mountain biking and hiking, yellow trails are
for equestrian and hiking and red trails are restricted to hiking only.
Equestrian camping is restricted to a site on Hart Road.
Trail activities have been divided into "summer and winter"
seasons to provide quality seasonal programs. The "summer
program" (mountain biking and equestrian) trails are open April 1st -
November 30th. These regulations for mountain biking and equestrian use
will be strictly enforced and violators are subject to fines.
The "winter
program" provides for groomed cross-country trails as conditions
permit. The groomed trails are best accessed at the Lions Club Picnic
Area. As a courtesy, hikers and snow shoers are asked to use other trails
that have not been groomed for skiing. A winter trail guide is being
developed to better describe the trails groomed for classical skiing and
those groomed for freestyle/skating.
Rock Cut also offers
access (at the Pierce Lake spillway) to the Willow Creek Bike Trail and
Perryville Path, a paved trail system connecting the local communities of
Loves Park and Rockford to Rock Cut State Park.
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