Type: Urban Trail
Length: 11 miles
Surface: Paved
Paved (asphalt) with some concrete street marked with sharrows (north of Clive Lake)
Condition
Average
Grade - Flat
Amenities
Description
The Clive Greenbelt Park and Trail stretches nearly the entire length of this suburb located west of Des Moines. It is recognized as a landmark feature of the community and has been voted one of Des Moines metro area's great places.
The Greenbelt Trail follows the watershed of Walnut Creek as it passes through Clive from Waukee on the west to Windsor Heights on the east. There are a number of parks and trailheads along the trail as well as access to neighborhoods and commercial amenities such as shops and restaurants and even a brewpub. Foliage is heavy along most of the route. There's a short section on the north side of Clive Lake that is on lightly traveled neighborhood streets marked with sharrows. Other than that, the trail is grade separated and passes under most major cross streets including Interstates 35/80. There are connections to trail systems in adjacent Waukee, Urbandale and Des Moines as well as the Raccoon River Valley Trail.
For more information, visit the City of Clive
website.
Location - Where is this Trail?
Key points and distances are:
- 73rd Street to 86th Street - 1.05 miles
- 86th Street to 100th Street - 1.48 miles
- 100th Street to 114th Street - 1.16 miles
- 114th Street to 128th Street - 1.02 miles
- 128th Street to Country Club Boulevard - .78 miles
- Country Club to 142nd Street (on street route) - .75 miles
- 142nd Street to 156th Street - 1.36 miles
- 156th Street to Lions Park - .32 miles
Trailheads
The trail extends from 73rd Street and the Walnut Creek Trail in Windsor Heights on the east to Lions Park at Wildwood Drive and NW 159th Street and the Heart of the Warrior Trail in Waukee to the west. Major trailheads include:
- 22nd Street - west side of road just north of Walnut Creek
- NW 100th Street - west side of road just north of Walnut Creek
- NW 123rd Street - at Campbell Recreation Area
- Lion's Park - west of NW 156th Street on Wildwood Drive
Sites & Attractions
History of the Trail
Contributors
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This trail was last edited by OldManGravel on Nov 1, 2019.
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