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Robert Allerton Park
Managed by University of Illinois
1,847 acres16.7 mi of trail
Red TrailBrown TrailGreen TrailBlue TrailYellow Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Willow Branch
Willow Branch, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 2.8% of Willow Branch is conserved land, roughly 1,218 acres. There are about 24 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Robert Allerton Park (16.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Willow Branch, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Willow Branch outdoors
Conserved land
2.8%
1,218 of 42,875 acres
Trails
24 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
2
named on the map
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Breezy Overlook
Managed by Allerton Park and Retreat Center
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trail sign
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Willow Branch
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 9.5 mi
Showing 1–10 of 14 trails
- Red Trail3.1 mi
- Sangamon River Bluff Trail2.0 mi
- Brown Trail1.9 mi
- Green Trail1.8 mi
- Blue Trail1.4 mi
- Yellow Trail1.4 mi
- County Road 200 East1.4 mi
- Orange Trail1.0 mi
- Pink Trail1.0 mi
- Purple Trail0.6 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,218 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 36 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis1
- Baseball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Willow Branch
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 970 acConservation Easement 645 acPrivate Historic or Cultural 162 acUnknown 51 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piatt County Unit State Fish and Wildlife AreaState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 970 | Open |
| Jasmine Hollow Natural Heritage LandmarkPrivate Historic or Cultural | Private owners | 156 | Closed |
| Piatt PathwayUnknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 51 | Open |
| Hog Chute Crossing Natural Heritage LandmarkPrivate Historic or Cultural | Private owners | 6 | Closed |
History
Historic places to visit
Ater CemeteryCemetery
Cronninger CemeteryCemetery
Pioneer CemeteryCemetery
Pioneer CemeteryCemetery
Stringtown CemeteryCemetery
West France CemeteryCemetery
Willow Branch CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Willow Branch and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Branch | 2.8% | 23.6 mi | 2 |
| Friends Creek | 2.3% | 6.4 mi | 1 |
| Monticello | 3.6% | 8.2 mi | 4 |
| Goose Creek | 0.3% | 2.0 mi | 1 |
| Oakley | 2% | 0.6 mi | 3 |
| Bement | 0% | 0.6 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Willow Branch's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 26.5-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.