Frontier Iowa Trails

Golden Hills RC&D coordinates the Frontier Iowa Trails (FIT) network, which is a group of western Iowans who are working to develop a regional multi-use trails system.

Western Iowa Bike Trails and Routes:

Iowa DOT Bike Map - Statewide map showing trails, bike routes, paved shoulders, and traffic volumes. You can also pick up a printed copy of this at our office - 712 South Highway Street in Oakland.
Metro Area Bike Map - interactive map icludes trails and bike routes in the Omaha-Council Bluffs area.
Iowa by Trail - interactive mobile app that connects Iowans to trails and surrounding natural areas.
Iowa Bike Routes - includes information about on-road routes, trails, gravel routes, and more.
Bike Iowa - this site connects "cyclists with Iowa communities and making Iowa a better place to ride your bicycle with the most comprehensive Event and Race calendar, News, Features, Reviews, RAGBRAI and Team and Club information on the planet."
Pottawattamie County Trails - Current trails in Pott. County.

Trail Maps

The maps below are primarily hard-surface biking & multi-use trails. For hiking trail maps, check out our
Loess Hills Hiking Guide.

American Discovery Trail

Great American Rail Trail

Cass County Trails

City of Avoca Trails

Railroad Highway Trail - Pottawattamie County

Wabash Trace Nature Trail

County Trail Plans

The maps below are from countywide trail plans, specifically for hard-surface trails. These maps are based on community input sessions for the most popular routes by residents of the county. The plans are long-range and offer a guide for where people would like to see trails.