Cedar Valley Nature Trail

The Cedar Valley Nature Trail (CVNT) runs from Evansdale to Hiawatha and follows the Cedar River Flood Plain on reclaimed rail grades. More than three quarters of the 63-mile CVNT is blacktop and is well-suited for road and mountain bikes, skaters, and hikers. The rest is crushed limestone/compacted gravel.

The entire trail is road bike friendly, although the section south of La Porte City, after McFarlane Park and around Brandon, is still crushed gravel. As time goes by, more and more sections are being paved.

There are access points with parking, water, and bathroom facilities every 10 miles or so. Campgrounds are located at McFarlane Park and Deerwood Park.  At the south trailhead the CVNT provides access to the Cedar River Trail system in Cedar Rapids and to the north access to Waterloo/Cedar Falls via the extensive Cedar Valley Trails system.

Between Cedar Rapids & Waterloo Iowa

• Hiawatha
• Center Point
• Urbana
• Brandon
• McFarlane Park
• LaPorte City
• Gilbertville
• Evansdale

• Gilbertville Depot
• Center Point Depot
• Small towns
• River Views
• Birds & Wildlife
• Buzzard's Glory Quarry