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Lake Manawa State Park

By evano on 5/30/2007
Closest city/town
Council Bluffs, Iowa, US
Directions
Google Directions
Difficulty
Beginner
Trail type
Single Track
Configuration
Network
Description
Tight, flat, and twisty. Different labeled trails for all abilities. Includes a few obstacles (teeter-totter, log-ride, etc.) on the more difficult trails.

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Lewis & Clark

By evano on 5/30/2007
Closest city/town
Council Bluffs, Iowa, US
Directions
Google Directions
Difficulty
Intermediate
Trail type
Single Track
Configuration
Loop
Description
Fast, twisty single track with lots of climbing and descending. A lot of logs, poison ivy, nettles, and mosquitoes.

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Sugar Bottom Trails

By fuel on 5/16/2007
Closest city/town
Coralville, Iowa, US
Directions
Google Directions
Difficulty
Advanced
Trail type
Single Track
Configuration
Network
Description
10+ mile network of single track trails that range from easy green to very technical black. Be sure to bring a map of the trails that you can download from the ICCOR site (http://www.icorrmtb.org/page.php?Maps)because its easy to get turned around out there. Also note that most trails are directional.
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  • ICORR is the volunteer based org that builds and maintains the trails, so please respect the trails and ride them only when open. If you ride and like the trails please donate money or help out on our work days. More info at: http://www.icorrmtb.org/

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Ulrich Park

By jkehret on 4/23/2007
Closest city/town
Cedar Falls, IA, US
Directions
Google Directions
Difficulty
Intermediate
Trail type
Single Track
Configuration
Other
Length
2.8 miles (4.5km)
Total ascent
1,302 ft (397 m)
Description
They are maintained by local riders on a regular basis and are 100% single track. These trails are fairly technical with plenty of switch backs, good climbs, bomber decants, and obstacles. This is hilly terrain and although the area isn't really big the trails make very good use of the terrain. There are 3+ miles of trails in Ulrich Park.
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Lake Manawa log ride...

By mgersib on 11/17/2006
Lake Manawa log ride...

Matt Gersib on a log ride at Lake Manawa in Council Bluffs, IA. Photo by Rachael Lopes, IMBA.

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MTBing in Des Moines (via Husar.us)

By yourmtb on 6/5/2006

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There are a couple interesting things about this clip spotted on Google Video (from Husar.us): 1. Most of us probably don't think of Iowa as a mountain biking hot spot, but this trail system in/near Des Moines -- called the Center Trails -- looks pretty cool. 2. We're impressed that the person who shot this 5-minute ride with a helmet cam managed to get through it without banging the handlebars on the many pretty tight spaces between trees!
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