The
Cedar Valley Nature Trail was one of the pioneer "linear parks" built on an abandoned railroad right-of-way in the early 1980s. Originally a limestone treadway on the old railroad bed, portions have now been asphalted and connected on either end to new trails in Hiawatha on the southern end, and Evansdale on the northern end.
(NOTE: Record flooding of the Cedar River in 2008 devastated portions of this trail, and it remains non-contiguous on the northern 1/4 at this time.
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map of the closed sections of the trail. Due to funding, it is unclear at this time when repairs to these bridges may be completed)
This trail is managed by Linn County Conservation Staff from the
North Cedar Park District, headquartered at Morgan Creek Park:
% Morgan Creek Park
4715 Worcester Road
Palo, IA 52324
PHONE: (319) 396-2363
Location
Accessible from several locations with a southern trailhead on Boyson Road in Hiawatha, IA. Another good access point in Linn County is from the historic Center Point Depot in Center Point.
GOOGLE MAP LOCATION FOR HIAWATHA TRAILHEAD
Access to the Hiawatha Trailhead parking area for the Cedar Valley Nature Trail is from Kainz Drive - just south of Boyson Road. From this juncture, you can access the Cedar Valley Nature Trail to the north, and the Cedar River Trail (managed by the City of Cedar Rapids) to the south.
GOOGLE MAP LOCATION FOR CENTER POINT DEPOT
The historic depot and associated parking lot/trail access is located between E. Washington and E. State Streets on this map. The trail runs parallel to N. Center Point Road and Central Avenue - located in approximately the middle of the block between.