By cj5w4wd on September 27, 2009
The trail is great but even in the parking lot off Boyson Rd in broad daylight on a busy Sunday--some creep broke my car window to steal my daughters cell phone. If it had not been in plain view I might have been OK.
By Sixxfan on August 23, 2009
This was my first time on CVNT. Myself and two friends hiked from Hiawatha to Brandon. WOW! AWESOME HIKE, and lots of cool views. Had a BLAST and will return to go from Brandon to Evansdale when the trail is fixed. CAN'T WAIT!
By dctrail on July 19, 2009
This past weekend, I had the opportunity to cycle on a portion of the CVNT for the first time. The trail still has two major bridges over the Cedar River that remain closed due to severe flooding last year. One is in Evansdale, and the second is located east of LaPorte City. Efforts are underway to repair both bridges and it's hoped that by sometime in 2010 they will be reopened. We cycled from the north end, parking in a residential area on the south side of the Cedar River near Evansdale and biked down to LaPorte City where we turned back around. This stretch of trail is paved and was quite an enjoyable ride. Mostly tree lined, with some picturesque views of the Cedar River valley and the river itself. In Gilbertville, the old brick railroad depot remains standing at the trailhead here and is quite a neat building. I look forward to biking on other segments of this popular trail in the future.