High Trestle Trail

Rail-trail in Iowa · OpenStreetMap relation

Length: 38.4 mi 61.8 km¹
Surface: Paved¹
Last checked: Oct 12, 2026

High Trestle Trail is a rail trail running from Ankeny to Woodward in central Iowa. The recreation trail opened on April 30, 2011. It is a paved recreational trail that runs through the Polk, Story, Boone, and Dallas counties. The trail's name is derived from a former 1913 bridge that spanned the Des Moines River between the towns of Madrid and Woodward.

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Official website

High Trestle Trail at Night · Photo: Tony Webster · CC BY-SA · Flickr

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Cyclist on the High Trestle Trail Bridge, Winter in Iowa (24531541426).jpg
Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Des Moines River Valley - High Trestle Trail Bridge at Night - LED (24262128270).jpg
Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Des Moines River Valley - Winter in Central Iowa - High Trestle Trail Bridge (24196853439).jpg
Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
High Trestle Trail Bridge, Madrid, Iowa, United States (Unsplash F9o7u-CnDJk).jpg
Photo: Tony Webster tonywebster · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
High Trestle Trail Bridge, Madrid, Iowa, United States (Unsplash F9o7u-CnDJk) CropNR.jpg
Photo: Tony Webster tonywebster, cropped and NR applied by User:Colin · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Sources

OpenStreetMap relation 116961, OpenStreetMap contributors · Map data · ODbL · checked Oct 12, 2026
“High Trestle Trail”, Wikipedia · Encyclopedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · checked Oct 12, 2026
Wikidata Q5757334, Wikidata · Knowledge base · CC0 · checked Oct 12, 2026
Official trail website · Official site · checked Oct 12, 2026

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