Waverly Rail Trail

Trail facts:

Length: 12 miles
Surface: asphalt
Hours: year-round, 4 a.m. to midnight in urban areas, 1⁄2 hour before sunrise to 1⁄2 hour after sunset in rural areas
Fees: none
Counties: Bremer
Cities: Waverly, Denver
Connecting trails: Jefferson City Trail (connects city of Denver to Waverly Rail Trail)
Additional Uses: cross-country skiing, rollerblading

Courtesy of: City of Waverly

Trail description:

The Waverly Rail Trail is mostly woodland and prairie, but includes wetlands and rock cuts. The trail corridor contains a wide variety of flora and fauna and great fall foliage.

The trail has eight bridges, including a 500-foot-long former railroad trestle that crosses the Cedar River. Like many rail-trails, the route is relatively flat.

A 2.2-mile trail connection to Denver was completed in 2002.  Organizers have plans to continue to Reedlyn in the future.

Trail overview:

• Trail overview map
  Courtesy of: City of Waverly
• Local amenities

Trailhead maps on this site:

• None available at this time

Resources from other sites:

• City of Waverly
  This link is the introduction page for the Rail Trail. Click on any of the links on the sidebar to get a map or other information on the trail.
• Rolling Prairie Trail Committee
  The Waverly Rail Trail is part of a tri-county trail system to connect Bremer, Butler and Franklin Counties. This website has good trailhead maps and information on all the cities the trails connect. There are also pictures and the latest expansion news.
• Rainbow Cyclists
  The Rainbow Cyclists is a bike club dating back to the 70's. Their website has links to RAGBRAI, the annual bike ride across Iowa, and there are many links to other bicycle clubs in Iowa, as well as links to different trails in the state.

Trail managers
*City of Waverly Parks and Recreation Department: 319-352-6263, www.waverlyia.com

Local tourism info
*Waverly Area Development Group: 319-352-4526
*City of Waverly: 319-352-4252, www.waverlyia.com