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Type: Mountain Bike

Length: 6 miles

Surface: Mix

dirt


Condition

Unknown

Grade - Hilly


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Description

Banner Lakes is a series of mountain bike trails located at Summerset State Park north of Indianola.  It is a premiere destination for mountain biking in central Iowa.  MTB Project rates the trails as intermediate to difficult.   There's approximately 365 feet of climb on the main loop.  The trails are 90% singletrack.


For more information, please visit MTB Project's Banner Lakes page.


Location - Where is this Trail?

north of Indianola


Trailheads

Banner Lakes is located at Summerset State Park and is adjacent to the Summerset Trail that runs between Carlisle and Indianola.   The main access is through the state park from highways 65/69..  The trails may also be accessed via bike from the Summerset Trail via the parking area on 138th Avenue.


Sites & Attractions

History of the Trail

Banner Lakes was once  a strip mine.  The land has been reclaimed and turned into a recreational resource.  Many of the trails here run over and around old mine tailings.


Future Plans

Planned Mileage: 0 miles -


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This trail was last edited by OldManGravel on Nov 1, 2019.

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Past Events

Central Iowa Trail Assocation (CITA) 25th Anniversary Party

9 Thursday Nov 2023
  • Windsor Heights, IA
  • Destination
  •    587

Biketown movie screening

23 Tuesday May 2023
  • Des Moines, IA
  • Mountain Biking
  •    1,215

Central Iowa Trail Association calling BINGO at Captain Roy's

9 Wednesday Mar 2022
  • Des Moines, IA
  • Destination
  •    2,102

IMBCS Race #6 Summerset Shootout p/b Phoenix Syndicate

13 Saturday Jul 2019
  • Carlisle, IA
  • Mountain Biking
  •    7,669

IMBCS #6 - Summerset Shootout MTB Race

23 Saturday Jun 2018
  • Carlisle, IA
  • Mountain Biking
  •    12,689

Mountain Bike Monday - Ewing Park

30 Monday May 2016
  • Des Moines, IA
  • Mountain Biking
  •    9,604

Mountain Bike Monday - Sycamore Park

23 Monday May 2016
  • Des Moines, IA
  • Mountain Biking
  •    9,007

Mountain Bike Monday - Grandview Park

16 Monday May 2016
  • Des Moines, IA
  • Mountain Biking
  •    8,504

Mountain Bike Monday - Center Trails

9 Monday May 2016
  • Des Moines, IA
  • Mountain Biking
  •    8,660

Mountain Bike Monday - Banner Lakes

5 Thursday May 2016
  • Carlisle, IA
  • Mountain Biking
  •    13,035

Warren County Trails Planning Workshop

4 Wednesday Nov 2015
  • Indianola, IA
  • Meeting
  •    11,605

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  • Tue October 25 2022
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  • Fri December 4 2020
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  • Sat May 30 2020
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  • Tue August 11 2015
  •   15,767
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2015 Iowa Mountain Bike Championship Series

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  • Fri March 13 2015
  •   17,193
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Our Iowa Bike Expo Video

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  • Mon February 2 2015
  •   40,620
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IMBCS #9 Summerset Shootout at Banner Lakes State Park

  • BikeIowa
  • Sun September 15 2013
  •   9,677

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