UPDATE: Due to a severe thunderstorm warning, today's stroll is cancelled.
Join us for a walk along the north part of Rollercoaster Trail and an excursion through the Rose Garden. We will meet on the west side of the Des Moines Art Center to avoid any possible construction at the pond or the pool. Park on Myron and Jacqueline Blank Pkwy by 10:00 a.m.
This route begins walking down the parkway and proceeds up Rollercoaster, looping around the pond, cutting over to Hillside, and returning through the Clare and Miles Mills Rose Garden for a total of 1.4 miles. If the dirt trails are muddy, we will stay on the paved and crushed rock trails instead. Either way, we will walk slowly, think “stroll,” and no one will be left behind.
The trail name is Rollercoaster, and it will be hilly. The route is dirt singletrack, with many roots and rocks. Hiking poles will be quite useful on this route, but not a necessity.
I lead a group walks on different trails a few times a month. This free series is designed 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 all these trails very well. I can guarantee that no one will get lost!
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Learn more about Center Trails from the Central Iowa Trail Association.
