RAGBRAI isn't the only thing that puts Iowa on the map for biking enthusiasts. Many around the country also can name not one but two Des Moines metro bike trails: the High Trestle Trail and the ...

The Iowa Economic Development Authority granted $600,0000 to pave a southwest Iowa bike trail that could eventually link to other key trails — and one day be part of a nationwide network. The ...

An ambitious new bicycle trail is proposed for northwest Iowa that would span five counties, following the Highway 71 corridor. The Iowa Great Lakes Connection Five-County Trail would complete a bike ...

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 trails project in Dickinson County is planning for more growth after picking up state funding. A $295,000 recreation trail ...

IOWA, USA — Cycling and trail use in Iowa generate at least $1.4 billion annually for the state's GDP, making it one of Iowa's top 50 industries, according to a new study released by the Iowa Bicycle ...

Iowa tourism officials estimate there are about 2500 miles of paved bicycle trails in the state and a new stretch of trail in northwest Iowa is adding to that tally. The trail runs from Spencer, ...

When the first edition of what would become RAGBRAI rolled into Ankeny on Aug. 29, 1973, it had 500 riders and the city had 9,000 residents. The golden anniversary edition of the Register's Annual ...

A community bike ride will celebrate the near-completion of the 21-mile Heart of Iowa Nature Trail paving project. The ride starts at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9 in Slater, traveling through Huxley, ...

NORTH CAROLINA. A NEW BIKE PATH MORE THAN A DECADE IN THE MAKING IS OFFICIALLY HERE. THE NINE MILE PATH JOINING THE HIGH TRESTLE TRAIL TO WOODWARD TO THE RACCOON RIVER TRAIL IN PERRY OPENED TODAY.

THE NEW CONNECTOR TRAIL. ETHAN THERE’S A NEW ADDITION COMING TO THE CENTRAL IOWA BIKE TRAIL SYSTEM. IT’S CONNECTING THE HIGH TRESTLE TRAIL IN WOODWARD TO THE RACCOON RIVER VALLEY TRAIL IN PERRY. AND ...

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