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Big Woods Trail (IA)

1.9 mi

State: IA

Concrete

Boone River Recreational Trail

5.7 mi

State: IA

Concrete

Cedar Valley Lakes Trail

16 mi

State: IA

Asphalt, Concrete

Charley Western Recreational Trailway

4 mi

State: IA

Asphalt

Franklin Grove Heritage Trail

3 mi

State: IA

Asphalt, Cinder

Great American Rail-Trail

3743.9 mi

State: DC, IA, ID, IL, IN, MD, MT, NE, OH, PA, WA, WV, WY

Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone

Harry Cook Nature Trail

2 mi

State: IA

Crushed Stone

JewEllsworth Trail

3.5 mi

State: IA

Concrete

Lone Tree Road Trail

2.31 mi

State: IA

Concrete

NIACC Trail

2.2 mi

State: IA

Asphalt

River's Edge Trail (IA)

7.1 mi

State: IA

Concrete

Rolling Prairie Trail

21 mi

State: IA

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Shell Rock River Trail (Butler County Nature Trail)

5.9 mi

State: IA

Asphalt

South Riverside Trail

8 mi

State: IA

Asphalt

Three Rivers Trail

39.9 mi

State: IA

Crushed Stone

Wapsi-Great Western Line Trail

27 mi

State: IA

Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone

Waverly Rail Trail

7.6 mi

State: IA

Asphalt

Winnebago Trail

3.7 mi

State: IA

Crushed Stone

Cedar Prairie Trail

7.9 mi

State: IA

Asphalt, Concrete

Denver-Jefferson Trail

1.8 mi

State: IA

Asphalt

Accordion

High Line Trail

2.7 mi

State: IA

Asphalt

Pine Lake Trail

2.4 mi

State: IA

Concrete

Pioneer Trail (IA)

11.5 mi

State: IA

Crushed Stone

Readlyn Grump Trail

6.3 mi

State: IA

Asphalt

Cedar River Greenbelt Trail

4 mi

State: IA

Crushed Stone

Comet Trail

7 mi

State: IA

Crushed Stone, Grass

Prairie Land Trail

13.6 mi

State: IA

Crushed Stone

Trolley Trail (Clear Lake/Mason City)

7.5 mi

State: IA

Asphalt

Hanson Trail

3 mi

State: IA

Asphalt

12th Street Trail

1.51 mi

State: IA

Concrete

1st Street Trail

1.6 mi

State: IA

Concrete

Brewer Creek Trail

2.2 mi

State: IA

Concrete

Cedar Heights Drive Trail

0.6 mi

State: IA

Concrete

Greenhill Trail

4.68 mi

State: IA

Concrete

Grundy County Lake Trail

3 mi

State: IA

Asphalt, Concrete

Hubbard Prairie Trail

1.3 mi

State: IA

Crushed Stone

Hudson Road Trail

2.22 mi

State: IA

Concrete

Hynes Spur Trail

1.8 mi

State: IA

Asphalt

Path of Progress

3.3 mi

State: IA

Asphalt, Gravel

Prairie Lakes Trail

3.4 mi

State: IA

Asphalt, Concrete

Reumpers Nature Trail

0.3 mi

State: IA

Cinder

Riverside Trail (IA)

1.2 mi

State: IA

Asphalt

Sweet Water Creek Trail

2 mi

State: IA

Asphalt, Concrete

Trolley Trail (Waterloo)

1.4 mi

State: IA

Asphalt, Dirt, Gravel

UNI Preserve Trail

0.8 mi

State: IA

Asphalt, Concrete

Union Road Trail

1.01 mi

State: IA

Concrete

University Avenue Trail

3.1 mi

State: IA

Concrete

Trail Image	Trail Name	States	Length	Surface	Rating
	Big Woods Trail (IA) Cedar Falls, Iowa serves as the endpoint of one of Iowa’s favorite regional trails, the Cedar Valley Lakes Trail, but also features an extensive network of multi-use paths and on-street bike...	IA	1.9 mi	Concrete	3 reviews
	Boone River Recreational Trail There are few better ways to experience Boone River without actually getting your feet wet than the Boone River Recreational Trail. The trail weaves along the scenic river, taking you from one end of...	IA	5.7 mi	Concrete	1 reviews
	Cedar Valley Lakes Trail The Cedar Valley Lakes Trail follows a heavily wooded route along the Cedar River, passing Alice Wyth Lake, Fisher Lake, George Wyth Lake and Brinker Lake. The opportunities for recreation are...	IA	16 mi	Asphalt, Concrete	5 reviews
	Charley Western Recreational Trailway The Charley Western Recreational Trailway provides a useful off-road route around the outer limits of Charles City. Built on the site of the former Charles City Western Railway, the trail runs along...	IA	4 mi	Asphalt	1 reviews
	Franklin Grove Heritage Trail The Franklin Grove Heritage Trail rests on top of an abandoned Rock Island railroad corridor that runs through the heart of the small Iowan city of Belmond. The trail connects the residential section...	IA	3 mi	Asphalt, Cinder	2 reviews
	Great American Rail-Trail Note: This developing route is not yet fully contiguous – it is just over 50% complete. Please refer to the Trail Map for more information on the existing sections of trail, as well as the online...	DC, IA, ID, IL, IN, MD, MT, NE, OH, PA, WA, WV, WY	3743.9 mi	Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone	9 reviews
	Harry Cook Nature Trail The Harry Cook Nature Trail runs for 2 miles from the edge of the small city of Osage, Iowa to the city's public Spring Park. The trail, which opened in the early 1990s, occupies the bed of an...	IA	2 mi	Crushed Stone	3 reviews
	JewEllsworth Trail It took a nearly a decade of work and collaboration between two Central Iowa communities and a host of other partners to move the JewEllsworth Trail from vision to reality. The trail sits in the...	IA	3.5 mi	Concrete	4 reviews
	Lone Tree Road Trail Forming an important connection in the area's excellent network of multi-use trails, the Lone Tree Road Trail parallels its namesake roadway for over two miles in the northern reaches of Cedar Falls,...	IA	2.31 mi	Concrete	1 reviews
	NIACC Trail The NIACC Trail in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, connects the campus of North Iowa Area Community College with the edge of downtown Mason City. The trail provides a convenient and safe alternative to...	IA	2.2 mi	Asphalt	1 reviews
	River's Edge Trail (IA) Following a former railroad corridor, the River's Edge Trail (formerly known as Iowa River Trail) will one day span 34 miles from Marshalltown in Marshall County to Steamboat Rock in Hardin County....	IA	7.1 mi	Concrete	3 reviews
	Rolling Prairie Trail When complete, the Rolling Prairie Tri-County Trail System will connect several communities and two state parks as it travels through quintessential northeastern Iowa prairie. The railroad on which...	IA	21 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone	4 reviews
	Shell Rock River Trail (Butler County Nature Trail) Part of the Rolling Prairie Trail, 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...	IA	5.9 mi	Asphalt	3 reviews
	South Riverside Trail The South Riverside Trail is one in a series of trail systems throughout Cedar Falls, Iowa. Starting at the northern endpoint in Cedar Falls, the first section of the trail runs from Main street at...	IA	8 mi	Asphalt	2 reviews
	Three Rivers Trail The Three Rivers Trail runs for nearly 40 miles from the small community of Rolfe—named after the early English settler who married Pocahontas—to just west of Eagle Grove. The mostly rural trail is...	IA	39.9 mi	Crushed Stone	13 reviews
	Wapsi-Great Western Line Trail The Wapsi–Great Western Line Trail is a 27-mile pathway on the former Chicago Great Western Railroad. The trail passes through a plethora of backdrops, including wide, rolling landscapes, Iowa...	IA	27 mi	Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone	19 reviews
	Waverly Rail Trail The Waverly Rail Trail offers a pleasant, small town–meets-rural experience as it travels for 7.6 miles from downtown Waverly to its eastern endpoint north of Denver. It is also part of the Rolling...	IA	7.6 mi	Asphalt	6 reviews
	Winnebago Trail The Winnebago Trail provides the residents of Mason City with a safe, off-road link to nature, winding 3.7 miles from East Park and through residential areas to the Lime Creek Nature Center as it...	IA	3.7 mi	Crushed Stone	1 reviews
	Cedar Prairie Trail The Cedar Prairie Trail is an important component of the extensive trail system in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The paved pathway runs between the South Riverside Trail at Waterloo Road and the Sergeant Road...	IA	7.9 mi	Asphalt, Concrete	2 reviews
	Denver-Jefferson Trail The Denver-Jefferson Trail, also known as the Jefferson City Trail, offers a short north-south connector between the Waverly Rail Trail and the small city of Denver in eastern Iowa. At its southern...	IA	1.8 mi	Asphalt	2 reviews

Accordion

High Line Trail When finished, the High Line Trail will stretch 8 miles across Mason City, IA and connect to other local trail routes. In 2023, the trail's first 3 miles opened from 12th St. NE to 19th St. SE. The...	IA	2.7 mi	Asphalt	1 reviews
Pine Lake Trail The Pine Lake Trail runs through a heavily wooded state park of the same name, which is especially known for its 250-year-old white pine trees. The trail begins at Deer Park, a half mile east of...	IA	2.4 mi	Concrete	3 reviews
Pioneer Trail (IA) Central Iowa's Pioneer Trail—which gets its name from the early settlers of Grundy County—is built on a former rail line that once connected the towns of Holland and Reinbeck and the communities in...	IA	11.5 mi	Crushed Stone	3 reviews
Readlyn Grump Trail The Readlyn Grump Trail offers a 6-mile paved path across Bremer County with views of open fields, several streams, and a bridge over Quarter Section Run. It begins at the terminus for the Waverly...	IA	6.3 mi	Asphalt	1 reviews
Cedar River Greenbelt Trail The Cedar River Greenbelt Trail snakes along the west side of the river between Osage and Mitchell. The limestone trail is suitable for walking, jogging, biking and horseback riding. The trail is open...	IA	4 mi	Crushed Stone	3 reviews
Comet Trail The Comet Trail is built upon an abandoned right-of-way of the old Chicago Northwestern Railroad. It runs for 7 miles between the town of Conrad (City Park) and just east of Beaman, traversing a...	IA	7 mi	Crushed Stone, Grass	3 reviews
Prairie Land Trail The Prairie Land Trail follows an abandoned railroad corridor 13.6 miles between 240th Street in Mason City and 1st Street S in Thornton. With a surface of crushed limestone, the rail-trail runs...	IA	13.6 mi	Crushed Stone	3 reviews
Trolley Trail (Clear Lake/Mason City) The best place to begin the Trolley Trail is in Mason City in Ray Rorick Skate Park, located adjacent to the 81-acre Lester Milligan Park, which has two fishing and swimming ponds, hiking and biking...	IA	7.5 mi	Asphalt	6 reviews
Hanson Trail The Hanson Trail is a paved, off-road alternative to State Route 9 in Forest City, Iowa. The trail parallels the road for its entire length through fertile farmland. Forest City and the Winnebago...	IA	3 mi	Asphalt	1 reviews
12th Street Trail The 12th Street Trail, occasionally referred to as the Pheasant Ridge Trail after the golf course it runs next to, is a wide concrete sidepath that stretches from Hudson Road to Union Road on the...	IA	1.51 mi	Concrete	0 reviews
1st Street Trail Cedar Falls, Iowa is well known for being home to regional treasures like the Cedar Valley Lakes Trail, but what really makes the city special is its trail network. Miles of dedicated sidepaths, park...	IA	1.6 mi	Concrete	0 reviews
Brewer Creek Trail Brewer Creek Trail is a 2.2 mile multiuse pathway in Webster City, Iowa. As the name suggests, the trail traces the course of Brewers Creek. To the north, flat prairie stretches out, while to the...	IA	2.2 mi	Concrete	0 reviews
Cedar Heights Drive Trail A short sidepath trail built along the side of its namesake roadway, the Cedar Heights Drive Trail provides a useful connection between the longer University Avenue Trail and the Greenhill Trail,...	IA	0.6 mi	Concrete	0 reviews
Greenhill Trail Forging a link between the South Riverside Trail (and the smaller, unpaved Trolley Trail) on one end and the Cedar Prairie Trail on the other, the Greenhill Trail is a key component in the expansive...	IA	4.68 mi	Concrete	0 reviews
Grundy County Lake Trail The Grundy County Lake Trail circles its namesake 40-acre lake, where outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy fishing, boating, and many other recreational opportunities. The paved trail then continues north,...	IA	3 mi	Asphalt, Concrete	0 reviews
Hubbard Prairie Trail The Hubbard Prairie Trail is a one-mile rail-trail extending from the northwest edge of the small town of Hubbard in central Iowa to the Meier Wildlife Refuge. The refuge offers a pleasant place to...	IA	1.3 mi	Crushed Stone	0 reviews
Hudson Road Trail A multi-use sidepath that runs from University Avenue to 1st Street in Cedar Falls, the Hudson Road Trail helps provide off-road access to the campus of the University of Northern Iowa, and forms an...	IA	2.22 mi	Concrete	0 reviews
Hynes Spur Trail The Hynes Spur Trail links the heart of Forest City, Iowa, with its municipal airport to the south. The short paved trail passes through Pammel Park and adjacent to the Bear Creek Golf Course, with...	IA	1.8 mi	Asphalt	0 reviews
Path of Progress Sheffield's Path of Progress is a railroad-turned-multiuse-trail. The trail sits on the former Union Pacific right-of-way. The trail surface switches from asphalt in the northern half, to gravel for...	IA	3.3 mi	Asphalt, Gravel	0 reviews
Prairie Lakes Trail A lovely concrete and asphalt path that traverses through a pleasant, tree-lined corridor in the southern edge of Cedar Falls, the Prairie Lakes Trail offers plenty of means of recreation and serves...	IA	3.4 mi	Asphalt, Concrete	0 reviews
Reumpers Nature Trail Although short, the Reumpers Nature Trail runs under a beautiful canopy of trees along the former Chicago Northwestern Railroad in Radcliffe, a small town in central Iowa.	IA	0.3 mi	Cinder	0 reviews
Riverside Trail (IA) Charles City's Riverside Trail runs for a little over a mile along the banks of the Cedar River, providing gorgeous views and recreational opportunities, as well as access to several city...	IA	1.2 mi	Asphalt	0 reviews
Sweet Water Creek Trail The Sweet Water Creek Trail provides an alternative way for Tripoli residents to access Sweet Marsh Wildlife Management Area without driving. The trail extends two miles from the heart of the city and...	IA	2 mi	Asphalt, Concrete	0 reviews
Trolley Trail (Waterloo) Black Hawk County’s Trolley Trail, also known as the Trolley Car Trail, runs for less than 2 miles in western Waterloo. The trail is the lone vestige of the Waterloo, Cedar Falls and Northern...	IA	1.4 mi	Asphalt, Dirt, Gravel	0 reviews
UNI Preserve Trail Right in the heart of the campus of the University of Northern Iowa, the UNI Preserve Trail offers a shockingly scenic trek through prairie and woodland, giving students the opportunity to escape into...	IA	0.8 mi	Asphalt, Concrete	0 reviews
Union Road Trail Picking up from the end of the 1st Street Trail, the Union Road Trail continues the network of multi-use sidepath trails on the western edge of Cedar Falls, serving as the western section of a...	IA	1.01 mi	Concrete	0 reviews
University Avenue Trail Installed in 2018 as part of a major overhaul of the adjacent roadway, the University Avenue Trail provides convenient access to destinations on the corridor that were previously impossible to reach...	IA	3.1 mi	Concrete	0 reviews

Recent Trail Reviews

Great American Rail-Trail

Warden to Lind

April, 2025 by howmarplus3

Ok section, kind of dull. Agriculture & cows. Found a bit of shade by a grain elevator for lunch. Several washouts filled with tumbleweeds as you get closer to Lind.

Great American Rail-Trail

such a beautiful trail!

October, 2024 by sherryschie

We started in Akron and rode about 18 miles north. Loved it!!!

Three Rivers Trail

Damaged trail

October, 2024 by d_ochsner

Flood waters earlier this year have damaged a section of trail between Rolfe and Bradgate. East of Melson Park / Pilot Creek Road the trail was some large areas of trail that have been washed out. The trail is virtually unrideable. The bridge over the Des Moines River just west of Bradgate has been cleared and is open. But my estimate is there are several hundred years of trail that have been washed out. I’d suggest either of the short road options between Melson Park & Bradgate

Accordion

Cedar Valley Lakes Trail

Trail closed

September, 2024 by dpate

I wanted to ride the Cedar Valley Lakes Trail while I was in the area. I started from Deerwood Road near Deerwood Park. I rode about 4 miles until 11th street where the trail was closed. I crossed the river north of there and rode a trail on the other side of the river which was also closed at 11th street. Doing research I am not sure if it is all closed or not. I will return in the future and hope this will be open. Traveling cyclist Facebook

Waverly Rail Trail

Nice trail

August, 2024 by dpate

I rode this trail in mid May 2024. There was a bridge being replaced without a detour around. I would guess about five miles out of Waverly. I then went to Denver and rode the other way to the closure. It’s a good trail that could by now be complete again so I plan to return soon. 5 stars Traveling cyclist Facebook

NIACC Trail

Short and sweet

August, 2024 by dpate

This is a great short trail. It takes you from the east side of Mason City to NIACC. It’s a scenic trail at some points. Traveling cyclist Facebook

Winnebago Trail

Great trail

August, 2024 by dpate

It’s not a super long trail but scenic and it connects some of the local recreation spots. It connects to the Line Creek trail in the north. I live here and I ride it often. 5 stars from me on this one. Traveling cyclist Facebook

Trolley Trail (Clear Lake/Mason City)

Great commuter trail

August, 2024 by dpate

I have ridden this trail since its creation in I believe 89 or 90. For many years I rode it from Mason City to Clear Lake for work and back. Now that I am retired I still ride this trail regularly. I wish there was more of a buffer between the trail and the highway. 4 stars only for highway noise. Traveling cyclist Facebook

Charley Western Recreational Trailway

Great trail!

August, 2024 by dpate

I have ridden this trail twice. If I lived in Charles City I would ride it everyday. It is a great trail that I recommend highly. Traveling cyclist Facebook

Harry Cook Nature Trail

Nice short trail

August, 2024 by dpate

This is a good trail but pretty short. 5 stars.. Traveling cyclist Facebook

Prairie Land Trail

Nice peaceful trail

August, 2024 by dpate

I live near here so I have ridden this trail numerous times. It’s a good gravel trail that is road bikeable. I road it with 700X38 at 17/18 MPH without issue. It’s a good trail that should be extending southwest in the future. I give it 4 stars only for not much shade and no porta potties. Traveling cyclist Facebook

Rolling Prairie Trail

best and worst trail

August, 2024 by kg4duke_tl

Road 38.5 miles on the Rolling Prairie trail. Started in Hampton and road to Shell Rock. Trail is divided into three sections that can be connected by using paved and gravel roads. Would not recommend riding from Hampton to Dumont. Someone thought it a good idea to use large gravel for several long sections of the trail. I have a gravel bike and it was a challenge. Trail is poorly marked and closed in one section and I had to find a work around on gravel roads. Worst section of a bike trail I’ve ever ridden in Iowa and I’ve ridden 34 so far. The good news is from Allison to Shell Rock is paved and well marked.

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