Going to Iowa State for grad school; any good riding in Ames?
07-27-05, 08:51 PM
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Going to Iowa State for grad school; any good riding in Ames?
Im going to be starting grad school in August at Iowa State University. Anybody from Ames out there? How is the riding? Will i have to make my own trails out of the road system there? Id be interested in finding some cyclists out that way. Cheers!
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Central Iowa has several excellent trails that are south of Ames and you can read about them at www.iowabikes.com. My favorites are the Racoon River trail, Chichaqua Valley trail and the Neal Smith trail. There are also several low density roads north and east that make good loops. Ames also has 40 miles of trails within the city limits some of which are in parks but are probably best simply as a way to get around town. Steve
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https://www.bikeiowa.com
Lots of good info there. I used to live in Ames, but I wasn't a cyclist at the time. I knew folks who were, and they liked the area.
Lots of good info there. I used to live in Ames, but I wasn't a cyclist at the time. I knew folks who were, and they liked the area.
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thanks for the info! i will definitely check it out!
