Trail
Council Bluffs · Managed by City of CB
Iowa Riverfront Trail
EasyBikeable
RiverScenicCycling
6.5 miles along Missouri River levee. Big Lake Park to south CB. Bob Kerrey Bridge connection.
5.8 mi
Distance
37 ft
Total climb
35 min
By bike
1 hr 56 min
On foot
Paved
Surface
Trail map
Full screenLine from Iowa DNR. Iowa DNR© OpenStreetMap contributors
Elevation
Along the trail
- Parking at Big Lake ParkParking
- Bob Kerrey Pedestrian BridgeBridge
- Restrooms at Tom Hanafan River's Edge ParkRestrooms
- Water at Tom Hanafan River's Edge ParkWater
- Parking at Tom Hanafan River's Edge ParkParking
- Valet ParkingParking
What you might see
Research-grade iNaturalist observations along this trail in fall. Photos appear only under CC0 or CC BY.
- MonarchDanaus plexippus8 observations
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui5 observations
- Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiens5 observations
- Differential GrasshopperMelanoplus differentialis3 observations
- Carolina MantisStagmomantis carolina3 observations
- Plains Garter SnakeThamnophis radix2 observations
- Common RaccoonProcyon lotor2 observations
- Eastern CottontailSylvilagus floridanus2 observations
- Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridis2 observations
- BluegillLepomis macrochirus2 observations
- Yellow-collared Scape MothCisseps fulvicollis2 observations
Goldenrod Soldier BeetleChauliognathus pensylvanicus2 observationsPhoto by Wildreturn · CC-BY View photo