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where to hike/ride

GREAT FUN AND SCENERY AWAIT YOU ALONG CENTRAL IOWA’S RECREATIONAL TRAILS. This chart features trails of eight or more miles located in the Central
Iowa Tourism Region. The Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation maintains a comprehensive web site at inhf.org/iowatrails.

LOCATION TRAIL NAME MILES / CONTACT HOURS TRAILHEAD
SURFACE

ALTOONA TO GAY LEA WILSON 8 Year-Round Altoona – east from Younts Depot to 7th Ave SE; west to Pleasant Hill - near
DES MOINES TRAIL Asphalt 515-323-5300 sunrise to sunset Copper Creek Business Development off of Hwy 163/University Ave; Des Moines
– Easton Blvd & Scott Street
Polk County Trailhead and parking area on Northeast 88th St, South of Highway
BAXTER TO CHICHAQUA VALLEY 26 Year-Round 65 and one mile East of Bondurant. Trail users can also park at Mally’s Park in
BERWICK TRAIL Asphalt 515-323-5300 Berwick. Other access points available in towns along the trail.
CARLISLE TO 11 Year-Round North End - Dubuque St. & Hwy. 5; South End - East 5th St. between Clinton and
INDIANOLA SUMMERSET TRAIL Asphalt 515-961-6169 sunrise to sunset Euclid Avenues
WHITEBREAST
CHARITON UNIT-STEPHENS 20 641-774-4559 Seasonally 127th Trail, Lucas, Iowa, equestrian, mountain bikes & hiking.
STATE FOREST
MULTIUSE TRAIL Earthen
9
COULTER TO ROLLING PRAIRIE Asphalt, Year-Round
HAMPTON TRAIL Crushed Stone 641-456-4375 sunrise to sunset Hampton at Progress Park 600 1st St. NW.; Coulter Co Hwy S-25
SHELL ROCK TO ROLLING PRAIRIE 12 Year-Round Shell Rock - County Rd T63 1/4 mile north of town; Clarksville - Heery Woods State Park
ALLISON TRAIL Asphalt 319-267-2858 sunrise to Hwy 188 south of town; Allison - Wilder Park Southeast of town on Hwy 3
sunset
CHARITON TO 13.5 Year-Round Chariton - west end of Business 34; Derby - east side of grain elevator; Humeston
HUMESTON CINDER PATH Cinder/ 641-774-2438 sunrise to sunset - east of Hwy 65 on Fletcher Street at Eaton Street. The first Rails-to-Trails area in
Limestone the state of Iowa
CONRAD TO WOLF COMET TRAIL Wolf Creek Recreation Area - at county road D-35; Beaman - runs parallel to
Year-Round
11
CREEK PARK AND & WOLF CREEK Limestone 319-345-2688 sunrise to sunset town; Conrad - south on Main Street and at Reunion Park on north side of town.
TO GLADBROOK NATURE TRAIL Connects to Wolf creek Nature Trail in Gladbrook
Johnston - Bob Shetler Recreation Area at NW 78th Avenue; Sycamore Access at NW
66th Avenue; Cottonwood Recreation Area at NW 37th St. & NW Toni Drive; Ankeny
DES MOINES TO NEAL SMITH 26 Year-Round - Cherry Glen Area at NW 94th Avenue; Oak Grove Recreation Area at 98th Avenue;
BIG CREEK TRAIL Asphalt 515-276-4656 6:00 a.m.-10 and Saylorville Lake Visitor Center at NW Horseshoe Road; Polk City - Prairie Flower
p.m.
Recreation Area at NW Lake Drive; Sandpiper Recreation Area at NW McBride Drive;
Mile Long Bridge Staging Area at NW 112th; Big Creek Staging Area at NW Madrid
Drive
DES MOINES TO GREAT WESTERN 16.5 Year-Round Des Moines - near Izaak Walton League Chapter House, 4343 Valley Drive; Cumming - 1
MARTENSDALE TRAIL Asphalt 515-323-5300 sunrise to sunset mile east of I-35 on County Road G14; Churchville -1 mile west of Hwy 28 & Harrison
Street; Martensdale - 2 miles east of I-35 off Hwy. 28 at Inwood Street

DYSART TO VINTON OLD CREAMERY 14 319-477-3150 Year-Round Trailhead at Highway 21 across the highway east of Casey’s in Dysart. Trail connects with
surfaced C.R. Roberts Memorial Trail west through Dysart. Trailhead shelter with Bicycle
NATURE TRAIL
Limestone
319-231-5006
repair station, water, picnic area, information center and physical fitness station.
Newly opened railbanked hard surfaced trail runs adjacent to the Iowa River and
ELDORA TO HARDIN COUNTY/ 12 Year-Round loops through Pine Lake State Park. Trailheads: Steamboat Rock – 101
STEAMBOAT ROCK RIVER’S EDGE TRAIL Concrete 641-939-8182 sunrise to sunset East Main; Eldora 170 Edgington and Memorial Park, 9 Park Street at the Eldora
Welcome Center. Connects to Gunderson Family Trail in Eldora to downtown
historical district. Trail information at: riversedgetrail.com.
ELK ROCK STATE
ELK ROCK
PARK AT LAKE RED EQUESTRIAN TRAIL 13 641-842-6008 Year-Round Hiking & equestrian riders. Views of Lake Red Rock
ROCK Earthen
FOREST CITY TO FOREST CITY TO
PILOT KNOB STATE PILOT KNOB STATE 12.5 641-585-2092 Year-Round Pammel Park East J St. - Golf Course Rd - Hwy 9 - 205th Ave - 340th St. Trail in
PARK TRAIL PARK TRAIL Asphalt sunrise to sunset Pammel Park that follows Winnebago River and Bear Creek Golf Course.
LIZARD CREEK
Daylight
10
FORT DODGE MOUNTAIN BIKE Dirt 515-576-7237 hours only Trail access at 700 Phinney Park Drive
TRAIL
FORT DODGE & PRAIRIE RIVERS 30+ Paved/ 515-576-4258 Kennedy Park, 1415 Nelson Ave, Rosedale Rapids, 1111 North 32nd St, Rogers
WEBSTER COUNTY TRAIL NETWORK sharrows & 57+ 515-576-7237 Year-Round Sports Complex, 1628 Nelson Ave, Snell-Crawford Park, 1115 Forest Ave,
of soft trails
Riverfront, East Riverside Drive, Freedom Rock, A Street and Karl King Bridge
Holland - south of County Road D-35; Grundy Center - Kiwanis Park off N. 2nd Street;
HOLLAND TO PIONEER TRAIL 12 Year-Round Shearn Park - at Hwy 175 & County Road T47; Morrison - Railroad St. one block north
REINBECK Limestone 319-345-2688 sunrise to sunset of Hwy 175; Gutknecht Park - at Hwy 175 & County Rd T55; Reinbeck - at Grundy
County Greenbelt off N. Commercial Street
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