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High Trestle Trail | Photo by David V. Johnson

Iowa's High Trestle Trail

Posted 07/14/16 by Laura Stark in America's Trails, Trail Use | Tagged with Iowa, Tourism , Trail Destinations, Trail of the Month

Like the entrance to an alien starship, the fantastical channel of blue lights along the signature bridge of central Iowa’s High Trestle Trail beckons curious travelers to explore. Wrapped in 43 twisting diamond-shaped steel ribs lined with LED lights, the bridge is meant to elicit the sensation of traveling down a mine shaft, a nod to the area’s coalmining history. Towering 130 feet above the Des Moines River, it is just as impressive in daylight, providing an ever-changing picture of the scenic river valley hung with an elaborate frame.

Ali and Tyler Sloan on the High Trestle Trail in Iowa, Aug. 20, 2013 | Photo courtesy Ali and Tyler Sloan

A Moment on the Trail, A Lifetime of Happiness

Posted 03/18/15 by Amy Kapp in America's Trails, Trail Use | Tagged with Iowa, Success Stories

Sometimes, it only takes one moment on a trail to change our lives forever. Just ask Des Moines couple Ali and Tyler Sloan, who experienced an unforgettable, life-altering moment on Aug. 20, 2013, when, after several years of dating, Tyler proposed to Ali on the High Trestle Trail in Iowa.

Photo © Michael Johns

Trolley Trail, Iowa

Posted 06/01/13 by Laura Stark in America's Trails | Tagged with Heritage and Restoration, Iowa, Rail-with-Trail, Trail Destinations, Trail of the Month

From nostalgic train buffs to cherubic Thomas the Tank Engine aficionados, the Trolley Trail in north-central Iowa has something for everyone. Although only six miles long, there are so many nearby attractions that a visitor could easily make a day trip out of it.

Wabash Trace Nature Trail | Photo by Martha Wicker

Iowa's Wabash Trace Nature Trail

Posted 05/01/11 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in America's Trails | Tagged with Best Of, Hall of Fame, Iowa, Trail Destinations, Trail of the Month

The Wabash Trace Nature Trail—the newest member of Rails-to-Trails Conservancy's Rail-Trail Hall of Fame—winds 63 miles from the outskirts of Council Bluffs, Iowa, southeast to the small town of Blanchard near the border with Missouri.

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