OUR 24TH YEAR!

PEDAL PEORIA 2022

EXPLORE PEORIA'S ART, SCIENCE, NATURE & HISTORY BY BICYCLE

All rides are designed for the casual rider, 9 - 13 miles (1 or 2 steep hills, approx. 2 hours each). All are welcome! No fee or registration. Cycling helmets are expected for all riders. 

For more information: contact Ride Leader Sheldon Schafer at 309.682.1876 or sschafer7@gmail.com for May 26, July 28, Aug. 4 & 11; contact John Ringham at 309.691.9015 or pialarry77-4us@yahoo.com for June 2,16 & 23; contact Eric Hutchison at 309.688.7038 or erichutchison1@hotmail.com for July 14.

Rides take place on Thursdays.
All rides begin at 6 p.m.

MAY 26 | HISTORY RIDE

Start at Peoria Riverfront Museum (Water St. entrance).
Highlights: Riverfront, Springdale Cemetery, Randolph-Roanoke-High St. homes, Giant Oak Park, Moss Ave. homes, Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank Lloyd “Wrong” homes.

JUNE 2 | PEORIA HEIGHTS RIDE

Start at Peoria Heights Public Library, 816 E Glen Ave.
Highlights: Views from Grandview Dr., Prospect Rd., High Point Dr., Lindbergh’s airmail flight plaque.

JUNE 16 | GARDEN & PRAIRIE RIDE

Start at Luthy Botanical Garden parking lot.
Highlights: Springdale Prairie Remnant, select city and community gardens, and historic sights

JUNE 23 | SCULPTURE RIDE

Start at Peoria Riverfront Museum (Water St. entrance).
Highlights: Public Sculptures around Peoria, including Sonar Tide, Peace & Harvest, Mother Theresa, Ingersoll, various Riverfront Park sculptures & various Bradley University public sculptures.

JULY 14 | WEST PEORIA RIDE

Start at the Franciscan Recreation Complex.
Highlights: West Peoria brick streets, St. Mary’s cemetery & hillside prairie, and select historic sights. Add’l start detail: larger parking lot south of main building, Sterling Ave. at Ardmore Pl., W. Peoria.

JULY 28 | SPRINGDALE CEMETERY RIDE

Start at Peoria Riverfront Museum (Water St. entrance).
Highlights: Discover how large the cemetery really is and how much of Peoria’s history is hidden within as we ride ALL of the loops of the cemetery.

AUGUST 4 | SOLAR SYSTEM RIDE

Start at the Donovan Park parking Lot.
Highlights: Starting at Jupiter, follow the Rock Island Greenway past the terrestrial planets to the Sun at the Peoria Riverfront Museum and back. We will be returning just after sunset to observe the 1st Quarter Moon, Jupiter and Saturn through Northmoor Observatory’s historic 109 year old telescope.

AUGUST 11 | SOFT SERVE RIDE

Start at corner of Lake St. and Knoxville Ave.
Highlights: Ride to a classic soft serve ice cream stand.

Download PEDAL PEORIA 2022 flyer (pdf).

Sponsored by Peoria Riverfront Museum & the Illinois Valley Wheelm'n.