Fourmile Mountain Bike Park

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Location

Located in east Des Moines near Pleasant Hill and along the Gay Lea Wilson Trail.

Operating Hours & Seasons

Summer Hours (April 1 -October 31) | 6:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Winter Hours (November 1 - March 31) | Sunrise to sunset

Discover Fourmile Mountain Bike Park in Des Moines

The Fourmile Mountain Bike Park sits upon 50+ acres within the highly urbanized area of east Des Moines and Pleasant Hill, along the Gay Lea Wilson Trail. It features a network of soft surface trails that are ideal for mountain biking, hiking, trail running, and groomed trails for winter fat biking.

The park includes nearly four miles of singletrack flow trails. These flow trails give riders a roller coaster experience, with very little pedaling and braking necessary. At the same time it gives hikers and walkers a more vigorous challenge than typical flat, paved trails.

RIDING FEATURES
- Native Stone Starting Hub
- Flow Trails
- Earth Berms
- Wood Features | Berms/Jumps/Boardwalks
- Stream Crossing
GREEN INFRATRUCTURE was implemented across the park. Designs address stormwater runoff from the proposed parking lot in the form of bioswales and a series of rain gardens. The trail system is built to best management practices for sustainable trail design. Moving into 2025, Conservation and county partners at Public Works will be working to restore the creek's bed and banks, slowing siltation.
CONNECTING TRAILS, COMMUNITIES: The trail system is built to best management practices for sustainable trail design. Trails will serve bikers, hikers, and trail runners. After an incredible ride or walk through Fourmile Mountain Bike Park, visitors can continue their recreation journey on the paved walking trail around the adjacent Copper Creek Lake Park or the newly paved trails through Fourmile Creek Greenway. All this is located along the Gay Lea Wilson Trail that connects into the Central Iowa Trails System.