Red Cedar Trail

Red Cedar Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Red Cedar Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Red Cedar Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.78854, -93.78598. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Cedar Trail

• Hindu Temple & Cultural Center of Iowa · temple · Dallas · ~5 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~5 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Diversion Dam · lake · Polk · ~6 km · Must-see
• High Trestle Trail · trek · Dallas · ~7 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Schoolhouse · fort · Polk · ~8 km · Must-see
• Saylorville Lake Project · lake · Polk · ~13 km · Must-see
• Brenton Arboretum · sanctuary · Dallas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Greek Orthodox Church of St. George · church · Polk · ~29 km · Must-see
• Basilica of Saint John · church · Polk · ~30 km · Must-see
• Trinity Las Americas United Methodist Church · church · Polk · ~30 km · Must-see
• Cottage Grove Church · church · Polk · ~30 km · Must-see
• George B. Peak House · viewpoint · Polk · ~30 km · Must-see
• Des Moines Art Center · church · Polk · ~30 km · Must-see
• Saint Augustin Catholic Church · church · Polk · ~31 km · Must-see
• Original Raccoon River Valley Trail · trek · Dallas · ~31 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · Polk · ~32 km · Must-see
• Iowa Events Center · attraction · Polk · ~32 km · Must-see
• Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Polk · ~32 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Cedar Trail

Other treks near Red Cedar Trail

• High Trestle Trail · trek · Dallas · ~7 km · Must-see
• Original Raccoon River Valley Trail · trek · Dallas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Dragoon Trail - Stratford to Boone · trek · Polk · ~7 km
• Beaver Creek Trail · trek · Polk · ~19 km
• Bill Riley Trail · trek · Polk · ~33 km
• ADT - Iowa - K - Seg 4 · trek · Jasper · ~46 km
• ADT - Iowa - K - Seg 5 · trek · Guthrie · ~60 km
• ADT - Iowa - K - Seg 3 · trek · Tama · ~135 km
• Stagecoach Trail · trek · Polk · ~0 km
• Fox Run Trail · trek · Polk · ~0 km

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