The Dorr Road Bike Path begins at South Beloit Municipal Park and parallels the roadway for its entire length. The views are primarily residential. After about three-quarters of a mile (from the northern endpoint), a short spur along Prairie Hill Road reaches South Beloit High School, offering a safe travel route for students.
The trail ends near the forest preserve in Rockton and the
Hononegah Recreation Path, which can take trail-goers further into Rockton or south into Roscoe.
Parking is available at the northern end of the trail at South Beloit Municipal Park (400 Winnebago Avenue, South Beloit). Parking is also available near the southern terminus at Kelly-Meyers Park about half a block to the east and at Hononegah Forest Preserve about a block to the south.
After we had a short hike 3-10-12 through the Hononegah Forst Preserve and the Kelly-Meyers Path, Wilma and I decided to drive north on Dorr Road and explore the Dorr Road bike path. Its southern terminus is about half a block west of the entrance to ...