More than 128 miles of paved trails connect communities in the Cedar Valley, and they vary between urban, prairie, and lake side scenery.
Maps
View/Download a PDF guide to the entire area here: Cedar Valley Trails & Recreation Guide
View the online Interactive Trail Map produced by INRCOG here: Interactive Cedar Valley Trail Map.
Cedar Valley Trails Patrol is a group of 25 members trained in basic bicycle repairs and first aid. These dedicated volunteers serve as ambassadors and collectively provide an average of 300 hours of service on the trails each year. Trail Patrollers also call in reports on the condition of the trails, including repairs and issues resulting from storms, flooding, etc. If interested in volunteering, email us at trails@cedarvalleytrails@org.
The Big Woods Trail takes you to (and loops around) the Big Woods Lake Recreational area.
The trail runs through suburban areas as well as the Katoski Greenbelt and Robinson Bird Sanctuary.
The trail runs from Black Hawk Park in northern Cedar Falls, through Waterloo, all the way to the Cedar Valley Nature Trail.
Experience the awesomeness of the Cedar Valley Nature Trail. A historic rail trail running 67 miles through Eastern Iowa.
The Evansdale Nature Trail connects the neighborhoods of Evansdale to the Cedar Valley Nature Trail and Meyers Lake.
Part of the Cedar Valley Trails Network, the trail runs through open country and residential areas along Greenhill Rd.
A multi-use side path that runs from University Avenue to 1st Street along Hudson Road in Cedar Falls.
Need to get from Big Woods Park to Black Hawk Park? This two-mile trail makes it easy to travel between the two parks.
A “there-and-back” trail that runs along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive east from Downtown Waterloo