Clive Greenbelt Trail

Clive Greenbelt Trail is a 11.3 miles (18.2 km) urban recreational trail in Clive, Iowa and forms part of the Central Iowa Trails network. This very busy recreational trail runs through Polk and Dallas Counties in Iowa. It is a curvy, paved asphalt and concrete trail.[1][2][3]

Route

The trail begins at 73rd Street and Walnut Creek at the Walmart in Windsor Heights. It meanders along the north bank of Walnut Creek for 5.5 miles (8.9 km) to Country Club Blvd. Between the Lake Country Club dam and 142nd Street, the trail is on the street near the northshore of Lake Country Club for 0.75 miles (1.21 km). For the next 1.7 miles (2.7 km), the trail travels between 1900 142nd Street (at Lakeview Drive) and Lions Park, which is near Eason Elementary School in Waukee. In western Clive, more trails are being developed north of Hickman Road. Additional links and branches bring the total trail mileage to 11.3 miles (18.2 km).[1][2]

Some access points

Parking is available at[1][2]

Other access points include (addresses are approximate, parking is either limited or not available)[1][2]

Connections to other trails

West of Campbell Recreation Area in Clive, a 2.6 miles (4.2 km) link connects this trail to Waukee and the 56 miles (90 km) Raccoon River Valley Trail, which is part of the American Discovery Trail.

Additionally, Lions Park at 1700 156th Street in Clive links westward to the Waukee trails system.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Southward along the eastside of 128th Street, this trail links to the West Des Moines trail system via the sidewalk along the eastside of 60th Street in West Des Moines.

Additionally, from Campbell Recreation Area, this trail links to the West Des Moines trail system via southward along 123rd Street in Clive and West Lakes Parkway in West Des Moines to the sidewalk along the southside of Westtown Parkway in West Des Moines. This connection between the two trail systems has less traffic and is an easier climb.[9][10]

At 73rd Street and Walnut Creek, this trail connects to the Windsor Heights trail system and a recreational trail north to the Urbandale trail system.

Northside of Little Walnut Creek in western Clive, westside of 156th Street, along 133rd Street, and westside of 100th Street provide connections to the Urbandale trail system.

Future connections from Clive to the Urbandale trails system will be along Douglas Parkway, 149th Street, 142nd Street, and westside of Little Walnut Creek near 128th Street.[11][12][13][14]

East of 73rd Street, the Clive Greenbelt Trail is linked to the Des Moines trail system and Valley Junction in West Des Moines via Walmart and Colby Park in Windsor Heights.[9][10][11][12][15]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "City of Clive: Parks and Trails". City of Clive website. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Clive Greenbelt Trail". City of Clive: Parks and Recreation website. Archived from the original on August 23, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Central Iowa Trails". Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation (INHF). Archived from the original on August 28, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Raccoon River Valley Trail Map". Dallas County: Department of Conservation website. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Transportation Map for Bicyclists (2015 ed.)" (PDF). , (see trail #12) Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) website. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Transportation Map for Bicyclists (2009 ed.)" (PDF). , (see trail #10) Iowa DOT website. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 11, 2009. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
  7. ↑ "American Discovery Trail Society - the only coast-to-coast, non-motorized recreational trail for hiking, biking, riding". Discoverytrail.org. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  8. ↑ "Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation: Raccoon River Trail". Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation website. October 1999. Archived from the original on May 14, 2009. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
  9. 1 2 "Parks & Trails Map". City of West Des Moines website. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  10. 1 2 "West Des Moines Parks System: Parks and Trails Map 2009". City of West Des Moines website. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  11. 1 2 "Map of Windsor Heights Trails" (PDF). City of Windsor Heights. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
  12. 1 2 "Windsor Heights Comprehensive Sidewalk Project Map with existing Bike Trail" (PDF). City of Windsor Heights. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Urbandale Bike Trail System". City of Urbandale. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Urbandale Parks & Recreation Facilities Map" (PDF). City of Urbandale website. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Des Moines Water Works Park". Des Moines Water Works website. Retrieved July 18, 2016.

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