The Shell Rock River Trail, also known as the Butler County Nature Trail, connects the eastern edge of Clarksville with the community of Shell Rock. The trail runs through open fields and at times approaches the Shell Rock River.
The trail is part of the Rolling Prairie Tri-County Trail System, which consists of several open segments along an old railroad corridor: The 15-mile
Rolling Prairie Trail; the 7-mile
Waverly Rail Trail; a recent extension, the 2-mile
Denver-Jefferson Trail; and the 6-mile
Readlyn Grump Trail.
When complete, the Rolling Prairie Tri-County Trail System will connect nine communities, three counties and two state parks along its 80-mile length.
Access to the trail is located about 0.5 mile north of State Route 3 near Shell Rock along Butler County Road T-63/N. Public Road.
This is a very nice sub 20 mile round trip ride into two small Iowa towns of Clarksville and Shell Rock. We started in Shell Rock and toured on this shaded smooth blacktop trail to Clarksville. The trail ends on C33 and it is a road ride with shoulder ...