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Trail Closed

The Cedar Valley Lakes Trail along Gateway Park and the Cedar River will be closed starting September 11, 2023 for up to one year for the construction of the Cedar River Recreational Project. Follow detour signs to bypass this area.

Date Posted

225 days ago

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Trail Closed

Cedar Valley Lakes Trail at Park Ave.

Park Avenue bridge replacement project. Detour signs will be posted.

Date Posted

665 days ago

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Trail Closed

Shaulis Road Trail

Shaulis Road Trail is closed at Hess Road/La Porte road intersection.

Date Posted

829 days ago

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Trail Closed

Riverview Recreation Trail

Bridge construction at 11th Street, trails closed both sides of river under the bridge

Date Posted

542 days ago

Paved Trail

Cedar Valley Nature Trail

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63 mi

Distance

5 Hr

Time

Mix

Surface

Rail to Trail

Route Type

Trail Details

Type: Nature Trail

State: Iowa

Counties: Black Hawk

Category: Greenway, Rail Trail

Cedar Valley Nature Trail

Trail Description

Location

Trail Heads

Sites & Attractions

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