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Print Friendly MapThe Swanson Park Recreation Path is sometimes known as the Cherry Valley Path because of its location in the Village of Cherry Valley on the outskirts of Rockford in northern Illinois. The paved path travels along a tree-lined creek through picturesque open space and is within easy reach of housing developments.
The trail offers good birdwatching opportunities; keep a look out for red-tailed hawks, Canada geese, and red-winged blackbirds. It continues along Southeast Community Park, past a few small ponds, and under the busy US 20 Bypass. From the tunnel, trail users can follow street signs to connect to the Baumann Park Recreation Path.
There is no dedicated parking available for this trail.
Very nice trail head with pavilion and porta poty trail wraps around two small ponds and leads to a tunnel that goes under bypass 20 and leads to Baumann park overall rating 5 stars
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