Missing Link

Missing Link: 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 Missing Link

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 Missing Link — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.44306, -93.54894. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Missing Link

• National Balloon Museum · museum · Warren · ~9 km · Must-see
• Buxton Park · park · Warren · ~11 km · Must-see
• Blank Park Zoo · sanctuary · Polk · ~13 km · Must-see
• Saint Anthony's Church · church · Polk · ~19 km · Must-see
• Arie Den Boer Arboretum · sanctuary · Polk · ~21 km · Must-see
• Water Works Park · park · Polk · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hotel Fort Des Moines · fort · Polk · ~21 km · Must-see
• Western Gateway Park · park · Polk · ~22 km · Must-see
• John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park · park · Polk · ~22 km · Must-see
• Saint Ambrose Cathedral · church · Polk · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Ahquabi State Park · lake · Warren · ~22 km · Must-see
• The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul · church · Polk · ~22 km · Must-see
• KDPS-FM (Des Moines) · attraction · Polk · ~22 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · Polk · ~22 km · Must-see
• Iowa Events Center · attraction · Polk · ~22 km · Must-see
• Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Polk · ~22 km · Must-see
• Saint Augustin Catholic Church · church · Polk · ~24 km · Must-see
• Raccoon River Park · park · Polk · ~24 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Missing Link

Other treks near Missing Link

• High Trestle Trail · trek · Dallas · ~58 km · Must-see
• Original Raccoon River Valley Trail · trek · Dallas · ~75 km · Must-see
• Bill Riley Trail · trek · Polk · ~21 km
• Beaver Creek Trail · trek · Polk · ~35 km
• ADT - Iowa - K - Seg 4 · trek · Jasper · ~59 km
• Dragoon Trail - Stratford to Boone · trek · Polk · ~59 km
• ADT - Iowa - K - Seg 5 · trek · Guthrie · ~86 km
• ADT - Iowa - K - Seg 3 · trek · Tama · ~149 km
• New Ed Beach · trek · Warren · ~0 km
• Corner Pocket · trek · Warren · ~0 km

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