North Loop

North Loop: 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 North Loop

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 North Loop — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.54881, -93.70860. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near North Loop

• Raccoon River Park · park · Polk · ~2 km · Must-see
• Walnut Woods State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~4 km · Must-see
• Water Works Park · park · Polk · ~6 km · Must-see
• Des Moines Art Center · church · Polk · ~6 km · Must-see
• Saint Augustin Catholic Church · church · Polk · ~6 km · Must-see
• Arie Den Boer Arboretum · sanctuary · Polk · ~7 km · Must-see
• Greek Orthodox Church of St. George · church · Polk · ~8 km · Must-see
• KDPS-FM (Des Moines) · attraction · Polk · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cottage Grove Church · church · Polk · ~9 km · Must-see
• John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park · park · Polk · ~9 km · Must-see
• Western Gateway Park · park · Polk · ~9 km · Must-see
• George B. Peak House · viewpoint · Polk · ~9 km · Must-see
• Hotel Fort Des Moines · fort · Polk · ~10 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · Polk · ~10 km · Must-see
• Basilica of Saint John · church · Polk · ~10 km · Must-see
• The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul · church · Polk · ~10 km · Must-see
• Blank Park Zoo · sanctuary · Polk · ~10 km · Must-see
• Saint Anthony's Church · church · Polk · ~10 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of North Loop

Other treks near North Loop

• High Trestle Trail · trek · Dallas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Original Raccoon River Valley Trail · trek · Dallas · ~52 km · Must-see
• Bill Riley Trail · trek · Polk · ~6 km
• Beaver Creek Trail · trek · Polk · ~16 km
• Dragoon Trail - Stratford to Boone · trek · Polk · ~40 km
• ADT - Iowa - K - Seg 4 · trek · Jasper · ~55 km
• ADT - Iowa - K - Seg 5 · trek · Guthrie · ~66 km
• ADT - Iowa - K - Seg 3 · trek · Tama · ~149 km
• Wilderness Loop · trek · Polk · ~0 km
• Preparation Loop · trek · Polk · ~1 km

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