Thank you for coming! What a good group! A good day for layers. :-) I hope to see you at Southwoods Park next Wednesday!
Join us for a walk at Center Trails in Des Moines. This time we will walk the south half of Rollercoaster and some of the paved trail through the area for a total of 1.5 miles. Meet in the Ashworth Pool parking lot at the end of 45th Street by 10:00 a.m. If the singletrack is muddy, we will walk the paved trail instead.
We will walk slowly, think “stroll,” and no one will be left behind.
Both the dirt and paved parts of this route will be hilly—the trail is named Rollercoaster, after all. The trail is dirt singletrack, punctuated with with roots and rocks. Hiking poles are useful, but not a necessity.
Every week or so I lead a group walk on a different trail.
My goals for this series are to help people looking for a simple way to become more active, and to increase appreciation of our local soft trails.
What is a soft trail? Simply, it is an unpaved trail. Its surface may be dirt, grass, or crushed rock/gravel. I am an avid mountain biker and know these trails very well. I can guarantee that no one will get lost!
Our meetup spot is the Ashworth Pool parking lot at the end of 45th Street. From the Des Moines Art Center at 4500 Grand, turn south on 45th, and drive until the road ends in the parking lot. GPS navigation apps are fairly reliable if you tell them to find “102 45th Street Des Moines, IA, 50312.”
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Learn more about Center Trails from the Central Iowa Trail Association.
