If you are looking for a peaceful walk/hike, this is a great place. The trail is a little rough in spots (definitely not suitable for inline skates) and the branches on both sides need to be trimmed in some areas (as of Aug./Sept. 2010), but you'll see a lot of butterflies/dragonflies in the summer and there is very little traffic on it. The trail runs parallel to the interstate (about 1/2 mile away), so you can marginally hear the traffic noise from there, but other than that it's very quiet and peaceful. If you are planning to walk in the summer and not go the whole way, you're better off starting at the north end, which is nice and shaded for quite a ways. In Farmersville, follow the signs to the trailhead parking (even if it almost looks like a driveway after a while). The southern third of the trail is more open and has a lot less shade. If you are walking with dogs, don't let them stray off the trail much because there is a lot of poison ivy on both sides of the trail. If you stay on the trail (about 5 feet wide), you're not going to have any problems with it though. Please be aware that there really is nothing in Waggoner (not even a working soda machine), so make sure you bring your own water.

Was on it this weekend 7-9-10. Short trail a little rough. South end is good views of farm land. North end has semi wetland areas. Observed plenty of wildlife, lots of birds. Trail is maintained some of the trees need cut back though. You can park at either end . North end has a nice little community park close to the trail to take a break. Both communitys are small, so need the patronage.

I think there is a problem with the map link. The dynamic map link actually leads you to a map of the "Green Bay Trail" which is along Lake Michigan in Cook County (mostly). You may want to actually post the map of the "Green Diamond Trail" if it exists.

"I've been on the trail a few times. The times i've been nobody else was on it. Still seen people on motor bikes on it one time. Just north of where it goes under 55 at north Litchfield, a farmer has made it farm land. They were saying back around 1989 about making it a bike trail. Then in 1995, the I.C.R.R. I heard was suppose to rebuild tracks back to Litchfield to join on the N&S line to get to St. Louis. Then around 2000 I heard again about making it a bike trail. We'll just have to wait and see what happens. Back around 1983 or sometime then, after the tracks where pulled up, a semi on 108 where there was a R.R. bridge going over the highway hit the under pass cause the trailer was to tall. I like bike trails and bike riding, but I'd rather see the tracks get put back in from Farmersville to Litchfield if the R.R. promise to use the tracks and not to tear them up again.
John"