Grimes, Iowa Travel Information

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Other Activities

• Des Moines and Central Iowa Off the Beaten Path Travel

Clive Greenbelt Trail (Distance: 5.9 mi) This trail forms a bridge between the Walnut Creek Trail and the eastern edge of the Raccoon River Valley Trail as it heads into the countryside west of Des Moines. Beginning just off a busy road that...

Clive, IA - Hiking - length:7 mi

Trestle to Trestle Trail (Distance: 6.2 mi) With lots of neat little pools swarming with flora and fauna alongside the trail as it passes through boggy lowlands along the Des Moines River, this hike is a great opportunity to explore the natural...

Urbandale, IA - Hiking - length:3.2 mi

Hickory Ridge Trail (Distance: 7.1 mi) Running alongside a small stream through a wooded ravine, this is one of several fine trails in Jester Park, one of Polk County’s best nature and recreation areas. Stretching for nearly 2,000 acres on...

Granger, IA - Hiking - length:1.2 mi

Walnut Creek Trail (Distance: 9.0 mi) A lowland trail that eventually hooks onto both the Great Western and Clive Greenbelt Trails, this hike takes you through the woods and past a languid stretch of Walnut Creek, dotted with small island...

West Des Moines, IA - Hiking - length:9.4 mi

Carney Marsh Trail (Distance: 10.0 mi) Nestled between two major highways and just a stone’s throw from a small airport, Carney Marsh is a natural gem on the outskirts of the rapidly growing Des Moines suburb of Ankeny: a forty-acre native...

Polk County, IA - Hiking - length:2 mi

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West Beaver Creek Golf Course Public, 18 holes 3472 yards, par 36 3.0 miles from center of Grimes, Iowa

East Beaver Creek Golf Course Public, 18 holes 3307 yards, par 36 3.0 miles from center of Grimes, Iowa

South Beaver Creek Golf Course Public, 9 holes 3235 yards, par 36 3.0 miles from center of Grimes, Iowa

Urbandale Urbandale Golf & Country Club Private Equity, 9 holes 3171 yards, par 36 4.1 miles from center of Grimes, Iowa

Hyperion Field Hyperion Field Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6423 yards, par 72 4.2 miles from center of Grimes, Iowa

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