Cyclists planning their next Iowa adventure can now access the newly updated 2025–2026 Iowa Bicycle Map, available for free in both paper and digital formats. The Iowa Department of Transportation ...

Iowa is a wide-open state, and that means it’s full of great parks and forests that provide many opportunities for hikers to ...

DALLAS COUNTY, Iowa — The Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation’s Let’s Connect project has finished, connecting the High Trestle and Raccoon River Valley Trails, creating a 120-mile loop of continuous ...

A new report details the economic benefits of a proposed pedestrian and bike trail running from Washington D.C. to Washington state, including an Iowa segment stretching from the Mississippi River to ...

The Clear Creek Trail expansion will soon connect Iowa City, Tiffin, and Coralville to make Johnson County accessible by bike and foot. The trail’s expansion project has been in action since 2019. The ...

One lucky intern will have the best summer job ever: cycling central Iowa’s 600 miles of paved trails on a tricked-out "data bike." Using a 360-degree camera that sticks out like an antenna from the ...

Johnson County residents could potentially see a connection between major bike trails with two other counties extending from Cedar Falls through Cedar Rapids. Johnson, Linn, and Black Hawk County ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - The Cedar Valley Nature Trail, which passes through Cedar Rapids, Waterloo and Cedar Falls, would be one of 12 gateway trails that would anchor a proposed 4,000-mile national bike trail ...

Just curious: This occasional feature in the Des Moines Register aims to answer your questions about Iowa. Is there some place, event, lore, history or cultural quirk you're just curious about? Email ...