High Trestle Trail Bridge west of Madrid, IowaPhoto: Travel Iowa
(Ames, IA) -- Eight recreational trails in Iowa will share $2.7 (M) million dollars in funding. The Iowa Department of Transportation Commission has approved funding for trail upgrades and expansions for the following projects:
- Carlisle Connection Trail (Des Moines) $ 400,000
- Eldora Trail Expansion (Eldora) $ 397,000
- Gear Avenue Trail Extension Phase II (West Burlington) $ 345,357
- Glenwood Trail (Glenwood) $ 200,000
- Great Western Connector Trail (Manning) $ 200,242
- Heart of Iowa Nature Trail from 610th Avenue to 620th Avenue
- (Story County Conservation Board) $ 225,000
- Raccoon River Valley Trail to High Trestle Trail Connector
- Phase V (Dallas County Conservation Board) $ 400,000
- West Union to Echo Valley State Park (West Union) $ 581,350
The State Recreational Trails Program was created in 1988 to develop and maintain recreational trails and trail-related facilities.