Great Western Trail (Iowa)
- Great Western Trail (Iowa)
The Great Western Trail is a rail trail in Iowa's Des Moines metropolitan area.
It is convert|16.5|mi long and paved with asphalt. [ [http://www.iowatourism.org/trails.html#1030397237 Central Iowa Tourism Region: Trails of central Iowa.] ] The trail follows the route of an abandoned line of the Chicago, St. Paul and Kansas City Railroad, constructed in 1899 and last operated by the Chicago and North Western Railway.[ [http://www.warrenccb.org/areas/gwt/gwt.html Warren County Conservation Board: Great Western Trail.] ] It runs between southwestern Des Moines at its north end and Martensdale at the south, passing through suburban areas, fields and farmland, and the wooded valley of the North River. [ [http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.asp?trailid=BGM019-015 Trails.com: Great Western Trail.] ] ]The trail is maintained by the Conservation Boards of Polk and Warren Counties.ee also
*List of rail trails
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