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| 4-Mile Creek Greenway Trail | Chichaqua Valley Trail | Cinder Path | Comet Trail | Great Western Trail | | Heart of Iowa Nature Trail | Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation | Jordan Creek Trail | Linn Creek Greenbelt Pkwy | | Neal Smith Trail | Pioneer Trail | Raccoon River Valley Trail | River City Greenbelt | | Summerset Trail | Volksweg Trail | Wapsi- Great Western Line | All Iowa Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation Miles: Surface: Phone: Hours: The Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation maintains a comprehensive web site at www.inhf.org/iowatrails. The site features over 40 trails and can be searched by trail name or location, and includes maps and trailhead information for each trail. Trail Heads: Altoona to Des Moines 4-Mile Creek Greenway Trail Miles: 8 Surface: asphalt Phone: 515-323-5300 Hours: year-round sunrise to sunset Trail Heads: Altoona - Yount’s Depot; Pleasant Hill - near Copper Creek Business Development off University Avenue; Des Moines - Easton Blvd & Scott Street Bondurant to Baxter Chichaqua Valley Trail Miles: 20 Surface: asphalt Phone: 515-323-5300 Hours: Year-round Trail Heads: Baxter - on State St; Ira - on County Road F24; Mingo - Hwy 117; and Bondurant - 1 mile east of town on NE 88th St. Carlisle to Indianola Summerset Trail Miles: 11 Surface: asphalt Phone: 515-961-6169 Hours: year-round sunrise to sunset Trail Heads: North End - Dubuque St. & Hwy. 5; South End - East 5th St. between Clinton and Euclid Avenues Conrad to Wolf Creek Park Comet Trail Miles: 8 Surface: limestone Phone: 319-345-2688 Hours: year-round sunrise to sunset Trail Heads: Wolf Creek Recreation Area - at county road D-35; Beaman - runs parallel to town; Conrad - south on Main Street and at Reunion Park on north side of town Des Moines to Big Creek Neal Smith Trail Miles: 23.7 Surface: asphalt Phone: 515-276-4656 Hours: year-round Trail Heads: Johnston - Bob Shelter 6:00 a.m.-10 p.m. Recreation Area at NW 78th Avenue; Sycamore Access at NW 66th Avenue; Cottonwood Recreation Area at NW 37th St. & NW Toni Drive; Ankeny - Cherry Glen Area at NW 94th Avenue; Oak Grove Recreation Area at 98th Avenue; and Saylorville Lake Visitor Center at NW Horseshoe Road; Polk City - Prairie Flower 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 Martensdale Great Western Trail Miles: 16.5 Surface: asphalt Phone: 515-323-5300 Hours: year-round sunrise to sunset Trail Heads: Des Moines - near Izaak Walton League Chapter House, 4343 Valley Drive; Cumming - 1 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 Holland to Reinbeck Pioneer Trail Miles: 12 Surface: limestone Phone: 319-345-2688 Hours: year-round sunrise to sunset Trail Heads: Holland - south of County Road D-35; Grundy Center - Kiwanis Park off N. 2nd Street; Shearn Park - at Hwy 175 & County Road T47; Morrison - Railroad St. one block north of Hwy 175; Gutknecht Park - at Hwy 175 & County Rd T55; Reinbeck - at Grundy County Greenbelt off N. Commercial Street Humeston to Chariton Cinder Path Miles: 13 Surface: cinder/limestone Phone: 641-774-2438 Hours: year-round sunrise to sunset Trail Heads: Chariton - west end of Business 34; Derby - east side of grain elevator; Humeston - east of Hwy 65 on Fletcher Street at Eaton Street Marshalltown Linn Creek Greenbelt Pkwy Miles: 10 Surface: asphalt Phone: 641-754-5715 Hours: year-round 6:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. Trail Heads: Riverview Park - Hwy 14 North & Woodland Street; Peterson Park - 15th & Woodbury; Softball Complex - South 6th St along Linn Creek; Little League Park - 12th St along Linn Creek; Roadside parking - Campbell Dr. & Westwood Dr.; Grimes Farm - 23rd St. Mason City to Clear Lake River City Greenbelt Miles: 15.5 Surface: asphalt/limestone Phone: 641-423-5309 Hours: year-round 6:00 a.m. - 11 p.m. Trail Heads: Mason City - at Milligan Park; Elm & 13th Street; Lime Creek Nature Center Pella to Lake Red Rock Volksweg Trail Miles: 13.5 Surface: asphalt Phone: 641-828-2213 or 641-828-7522 Hours: year-round Trail Heads: Pella - at University and Central; Lake Red Rock - at Howell Station Landing off T-15, 2 miles south of Pella; at South Tailwater Recreation Area - off T-15 at south end of dam; at North Tailwater Recreation Area - off T-15, 2 south of Pella; at North Overlook Picnic Area - off T-15 at north end of dam Riceville Wapsi- Great Western Line Miles: 8.5 Surface: limestone Phone: 641-985-4030 Hours: year-round 1 hour prior to sunrise to 1 hour after sunset Trail Heads: Riceville - on north side of Highway 9 Slater to Melbourne Heart of Iowa Nature Trail Miles: 14 Surface: limestone Phone: 515-232-2516 Hours: year-round 5 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Trail Heads: Slater - NE of town on County Road R38; Huxley - south end of Main Street; Maxwell - at City Park along Indian Creek; Collins - south edge of town on east side of Hwy 65; Rhodes - at south end of Main Street Waukee to Jefferson Raccoon River Valley Trail Miles: 56 Surface: asphalt Phone: 515-465-3577 Hours: year-round 6:00 a.m. to sundown User Fee: $10 annually or $2 daily; special youth permits available for large groups. For more information visit www.raccoonrivervalleytrail.org Trail Heads: Waukee - at Hwy 6 & County Road R22; Ortonville - at Hwy 6 & County Rd. R16; Adel - on 18th Street; Redfield - at old train depot, north of Hwy 6; Linden - at County Road P30 & City Park; Panora - on Hwy 44; Yale - at SE edge of town on County Road F25; Jefferson - at Old Milwaukee Depot on east side of town West Des Moines Jordan Creek Trail Miles: 8.9 Surface: asphalt/concrete Phone: 515-222-3444 Hours: year-round 6 a.m.-10:30p.m. Trail Heads: 50th & EP True; 22nd & Locust; S. 39th George Mills Parkway (South Woods Park)