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Route 66 Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 498 Google reviews · Running trail in Joliet, Illinois · Hours vary
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Paved
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Not reported
Confirmed from Route 66 Park's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Theme spot saluting the famed highway & The Blues Brothers with an old-time ice cream stand & paths.
What runners say about Route 66 Park
this park is a bike and watchin/visit with the kids paradise..Complete with bike trail, arborium, ice cream shop, playgroung and just a nice spot to sit when you want to think about things.
Great place to walk many trail paths and see the des Plaines river... you can even get ice cream here!!
Really neat place to stop. Ive been to several stops on Route 66, but nothing quite like this one.
Great little park to check out. Nice walking path. Grab some ice cream if it’s open!
Trail conditions & character
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The practical stuff
- AccessHours vary — hours are not posted for this trail, so check before an early or late run
- SurfacePaved — asphalt or concrete. Fast and predictable, runnable year-round, and fine with a stroller
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking, restrooms — reported by runners
- Phone(815) 724-4000
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