Photo by SWINT (nonprofit) · owner-published
Trail
Council Bluffs · Managed by SWINT (nonprofit)
Wabash Trace Nature Trail
ModerateBikeable
Rail-TrailLoess HillsDestination
Iowa's premier rail-trail. 63 miles through the Loess Hills. Thursday Taco Rides. Camping. $2 day pass.
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63.6 mi
Distance
1877 ft
Total climb
6 hr 50 min
By bike
22 hr 7 min
On foot
Crushed Limestone
Surface
Trail map
Full screenLine from Iowa DNR. Iowa DNR© OpenStreetMap contributors
Elevation
Along the trail
- CBEC RailwayBridge
- State Highway 92Bridge
- Parking at East South Omaha Bridge RoadParking
- Restrooms at Iowa West Foundation Trailhead ParkRestrooms
- Trailhead ParkParking
- Water at Iowa West Foundation Trailhead ParkWater
- BNSF Creston SubdivisionBridge
- Restrooms at 3rd StreetRestrooms
- Hackberry AvenueBridge
What you might see
Research-grade iNaturalist observations along this trail in fall. Photos appear only under CC0 or CC BY.
Amur honeysuckleLonicera maackii26 observationsPhoto by Andrew Conboy · CC-BY View photo
common pawpawAsimina triloba20 observationsPhoto by Wendell Smith · CC-BY View photo
- white snakerootAgeratina altissima15 observations
- bur oakQuercus macrocarpa14 observations
- IndiangrassSorghastrum nutans14 observations
- smooth sumacRhus glabra13 observations
- Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiens13 observations
- MonarchDanaus plexippus12 observations
- round-headed bush cloverLespedeza capitata12 observations
- coralberrySymphoricarpos orbiculatus12 observations
- Variegated MeadowhawkSympetrum corruptum11 observations
- dotted gayfeatherLiatris punctata11 observations
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