An Outdoors Guide to Iowa

Iowa is famous in the cycling world for the RAGBRAI, a seven-day cycling tour across the state in July. Don’t have seven days for a cycling trip? Then check out the 100K rock and road cycling route near Des Moines. Plus, hikers consider the 3-mile hike near Johnson Lake.

#1: Davenport - Johnson-Sauk Trail State Recreation Area (Hiking)
Follow this 3-miler through glacial moraine and across a man-made dam for panoramic views of Johnson Lake, a snack-bar pit stop, and a sampling of this state recreation area's year-round attractions.



#2: CIRREM Route (Road Biking)
Central Iowa Rock Road Enduro Metric (CIRREM). 100K worth of the best of central Iowa gravel.