The Plainfield Bike Park is a free to the public, two acre bicycle skills park which includes dirt jumps, a pump track, and a skills section. The park was designed with progression and safety to allow boys, girls, young children and adults to learn bicycle handling skills in the safest environment.
The dirt jumps start with a beginner level that allows anyone to try dirt jumping for the first time and progress up to expert levels to create fun and challenge for all levels of riders. Each skill level on main dirt jump lines have four jumps in a row one right after another. The rhythm section is an advanced are and has many options, hip jumps, and jumps of different sizes. You can even try to ride the storage container at the end if you're good enough.
The pump track is a beginner area that can be ridden by anyone. Try to ride it without pedaling. You accelerate by "pumping" the rollers and berms. It's a great way for beginners to learn about pumping your weight and using the terrain to gain speed.
The skills area also has progressive levels of log obstacles, drops, and skinnies. The log obstacles teach riders to lift their bicycles up over the logs to maintain speed, the progressive drops teach riders to lift the front wheel and lean back to safely drop down over a ledge, and the skinnies teach riders to maintain balance while riding along the top of a narrow obstacle.
Categories
Outdoor Kids Activities:
Biking
Seasonal Kids Activities:
SUMMER
Kids Sports:
Bicycles / BMX
Other Details
Average Price:
Free
Parking:
The Plainfield Bike Park is located approximately one mile south of the Rt. 30 and I-55 interchange in Plainfield, IL. The bike park is at Van Horn Woods Park East. Take the west I-55 frontage road south. After 1/2 mile on the right you will see a park with a lake and a dog park. Turn right into the park.
Great dog park,fully fenced in area.plus you can go walk into the woods through a trail pathway.the woods opens up back towards the field to where the bike park is.nice dock area to fish off of too , grills and a park for kiddie to play and make a day of it.
