Alta, Iowa (IA) Trails & Maps

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  • Herndon to Coon Rapids Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: IA
    Length: 17 miles
    Surface: Concrete

    This proposed 17 mile rail- to-trail project will extend the Raccoon River Valley Trail System from Herndon 17 miles west through Guthrie County to end at the Coon Rapids-Whiterock rural tourism destination area. This will complete a key segment ...

  • Iowa Great Lakes Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: IA
    Length: 18.20 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    The Iowa Great Lakes Trail was formerly known as the Dickinson County Spine Trail, and it is just that—the 'spine' of the great active transportation system in the Iowa Great Lakes region near the border with Minnesota. Included in this ...

  • Laurens Walking Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: IA
    Length: 1.50 miles
    Surface: Ballast, Crushed Stone, Grass

    The Laurens Walking Trail runs for just about 1 mile along an old railroad line on the south side of town. The trail passes through an open corridor with scattered trees among Iowa's farm fields. The trail is open in spring after the snow melts ...

  • Puddle Jumper Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: IA
    Length: 2 miles
    Surface: Crushed Stone

    The Puddle Jumper Trail is a 2 mile long rail-trail that connects the western Iowa communities of Orange City and Alton. The trail is surfaced with crushed quartzite and also features a bridle path for equestrian use along the main trail. In ...

  • Russell White Nature Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: IA
    Length: 3.80 miles
    Surface: Ballast, Grass

    The Russell White Nature Trail runs for nearly 4 miles through a landscape of forest, pasture and prairie and links the tiny community of Lanesboro with open space to the southwest of the town. The trail occupies part of a railroad corridor ...

  • Sauk Rail Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: IA
    Length: 33.20 miles
    Surface: Asphalt, Concrete

    Note: A user fee is required for those 18 and older ($1 per day or $15 per year). The Sauk Rail-Trail runs for 33 paved miles between Swan Lake State Park in Carroll and Black Hawk State Park in Lake View. The trail links the communities of ...

  • Three Rivers Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: IA
    Length: 39.90 miles
    Surface: Crushed Stone

    The Three Rivers Trail runs for 33 miles from the tiny community of Rolfe—named for the Englishman who married Pocahontas—to just west of Eagle Grove, the largest city in Wright County. The trail occupies an old Chicago and North Western ...

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