Tweny four miles of mountain bike trail are available consisting of two loops and a connecting trail. The Prairie Lake loop is 17 miles, the Drake Lake loop is 5 miles, and 2 miles of trail connect the two loops. Trails are open noon to dusk April 16 - May 15 and sunrise until sunset May 16 - October 3. November 1 - April 15 trail are closed to mountain bikes but are available for hikers. The rolling scenic trail travereses forests and grasslanda and has many overlooks along the lake. From http://www.dnr.state.il.us/lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R4/jepc.htm#Biking.
Located in Cass County 25 miles northwest of Springfield off State Illinois Route 125, 10 miles northeast of Virginia, 10 miles west of Petersburg and New Salem State Historic Site, and 10 miles northwest of Ashland.<br /><br />Access JEPC from Interstate 72 by taking the Ashland/Jim Edgar Panther Creek exit at State Route 123 and traveling north through Ashland to State Route 125 then west to Newmansville Road.<br /><br />Travelers on Interstate 55 have easy access to JEPC by taking the Sherman exit to Veterans Parkway then west on 97 to the intersection with 125. Continue west on 125 through Pleasant Plains and past Ashland. Just west of Ashland turn north on Newmansville Road and follow the signs.
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