PlyWood Trail

Exciting times for PlyWood Trail! We're pleased to share that Phase 1 (Merrill to Le Mars) paving is almost complete. There are a few driveways and hand-work locations that still need to be completed and we hope the weather still allows this to happen. There is also a need for backfill/seeding that will occur in the spring to completely finish Phase 1.

Can I ride the trail? No. Substantial completion will not be issued until the spring of 2024 when we also plan to have a ribbon cutting for the trail. Stay tuned for that announcement date!

The dedication and commitment of our team, volunteers, and partners has been invaluable in bringing the vision for PlyWood Trail to life. Thank you for your support!

Pedaling for a Purpose: BIKEIOWA's Giving Tuesday Spotlight on Iowa Non-Profits https://www.bikeiowa.com/Feature/1991

Ten Best Rail Trails For Cyclists Ride away from traffic on one of the top ten rail trails.

Bid approved for bike trail construction at Cone Park Construction is slated to begin late this summer on a new bike course at Cone Park.

PlyWood Trail is part of the Big Bike Give event on May 23. Please consider donating to help us connect the communities of Le Mars, Merrill, Hinton and Sioux City. Exciting times as the bridge in Merrill is in place and we'll be connecting to Le Mars by late fall.

Support PlyWood Trail Foundation | Big Bike Give I’m ready to support PlyWood Trail Foundation on May 23, 2023 during Big Bike Give. Learn more about PlyWood Trail Foundation and all the other organizations participating in Big Bike Give.

Progress continues on PlyWood Trail Phase 1 of the PlyWood Trail construction is expected to be complete by the end of the year.

50 years ago, he was among the few to finish the first RAGBRAI - Storm Lake Times Pilot The young bicyclist was hungry for freedom. Eager to chase adventure along the open road. It was the summer of 1973 in northwest Iowa. By week, Stephen Gaul, 18, toiled for a moving company. On weekends the young guy from the town of Spencer worked a second, sunny job at Manhattan Beach Resort, 22 m...

The 15 Best Rail Trails in the U.S. These routes span the country — including water-bound trails in Vermont and desert routes in New Mexico.

Hats off to the Cowboy Recreation and Nature Trail for winning the Rising Star Award, which recognizes outstanding new tourism attractions or significant expansions to existing attractions and efforts in economic and social development!

As one of the Nebraska trails making possible my 3,700-mile route across the country, you’ll always be a star to me 🤩!

Special thank you to the The NEBRASKAland Foundation for presenting the award and Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.

📷 of the Cowboy Trail crossing the Niobrara River by TrailLink user marty_watts

Congratulations to Amy Bak, the winner of our RAGBRAI expo gift basket! For those who stopped by last month to learn about our mission, thank you.

Stay tuned for updates on how to grab a jersey, hat, or water bottle of your own!

Members of the PlyWood Trail executive board presented to the Iowa Transportation Commission this week, highlighting progress and sharing our vision of linking Siouxland communities.

Check out the full story below, and visit https://plywoodtrail.org/ for ongoing updates and information.

State panel hears Sioux City plans for Gordon Drive viaduct, PlyWood Trail Sioux City Public Works Director Dave Carney told the Iowa Transportation Commission that the replacement of the deteriorating Gordon Drive viaduct is "critical" for the community and the region.

https://siouxlandnews.com/news/local/first-look-mountain-bike-trails-coming-to-sioux-citys-cone-park

First Look: Mountain bike trails coming to Sioux City's Cone Park We're getting our first look at plans to add a mountain biking feature at Sioux City's cone park.

Thanks to Bonnie Lohry who made a fabulous quilt which she donated for auction to the Plywood Trail. It was purchased for $500 by Steve and Liisa Schmitt from Minneapolis. 🥰

Visit Plywood Trail at the Ragbrai Expo on Saturday along 4th Street near Little Red’s Embroidery. Learn about our trails latest developments.

📣 The Siouxland Interstate Metropolitan Planning Council (SIMPCO) today announced the distribution of new maps of the Sioux City Metropolitan bike trail system.

The new version includes all current trails, on-street bike routes, and known future trail projects. The online version of the map will be continuously updated as trail projects are completed and with any additional future trail developments.

Read more here ➡️ https://simpco.org/press-release-updated-sioux-city-metro-trail-maps-will-be-distributed/

T minus 10 days until RAGBRAI kicks off in Sergeant Bluff! The Sergeant Bluff RAGBRAI 2022 team has been working hard to dial up the fun. Will you be riding this year?

Reconstruction scheduled for Dace Ave. bridge A Sioux City bridge that's been deemed one of the most structurally-deficient in Iowa is finally getting a makeover. The city will be closing Dace Ave.

Siouxland trails network lands $7M tourism grant from state of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the award for the Siouxland Regional Trail System, which calls for 100 miles of continuous trails connecting Sioux City, Le Mars, Hinton, Merrill and Sergeant Bluff.

3 new routes add 650 miles to U.S. Bicycle Route System Adventure Cycling Association is proud to announce the designation of three new U.S. Bicycle Routes in Oklahoma, Minnesota, and Delaware, and the realignment and extension of additional routes through Indiana and Michigan, ad

Mark your calendars for this Thursday, June 16! To kick off Ice Cream Days, Plymouth County Cyclists will be hosting a family bike ride through Le Mars, ending at Primebank for a free ice cream social and live music. We hope to see you there!

What if YOU could donate $10 to your favorite Iowa bicycling related non-profit and THEY would get $20 via a match? $100 becomes $200 - you get the picture. The Iowa Big Bike Give is a powerful one-day fundraising event on MAY 24th creating a unified platform for the Iowa bike community to discover and connect with a vetted group of organizations that are elevating bicycling to the next level here in Iowa.
There are TWENTY-ONE non-profits participating.
Donate to one or all!
Thanks to Iowa Bicycle Coalition for this collaboration!

BIKEIOWA Feature: https://www.bikeiowa.com/Feature/1904/big-bike-give

DONATE: https://www.bigbikegive.org/search?page=1&show_all=true
YES - YOU can donate early!

All the participating Iowa non-profits!
Black Girls Do Bike: Des Moines
Cedar Valley Bicycle Collective
Cedar Valley Trails Partnership
Dickinson County Trails
Dream Team Des Moines, IA
ICORR
Iowa Bicycle Coalition
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
Iowa Safe Routes to School
Iowa Scholastic Mountain Bike League
Jefferson County Trails Council
LAMBA trails / rides
Nishna Valley Trails Inc
Old Creamery Nature Trail
PlyWood Trail
Pottawattamie County Trails Association
Raccoon River Valley Trail Association
Sauk Rail Trail
Siouxland Trails Foundation
Street Collective
Wabash Trace Nature Trail
Wapsi-Great Western Line Trail
Wright County Iowa Trails

THANKS for giving to those organizations who make Iowa a better place to ride your bicycle!!

RIDE SAFE !!!

Donation to the PlyWood Trail - KLEM 1410 Plymouth County Cyclists President Eddie McKee presents a check for $1,000 to PlyWood Trail Executive Committee member Mark Sturgeon. The check represents the club’s fourth payment of five for a total pledged donation of $5000. The proposed PlyWood Trail will be a recreational trail connecting the...

Save gas; ride your bike to work on Bike to Work day May 20th Bike to Work day is next Friday, May 20! Pull those bikes out of storage and enjoy the weather on your morning commute.

2022 MATCH Grants The 2022 Matching Assets to Community Health (MATCH) grants provide awards up to $100,000. Applications for Built Environments are due in Feb. and applications for Access to Healthy Foods are due in Feb. and Sept.

🚲 Mark your calendars! 🚲 Join us, the Iowa Bicycle Coalition, and numerous other Iowa bicycle organizations on Tuesday, May 24 for the Big Bike Give, a one-day fundraising event to propel local and state projects forward.

For more information and donation details, visit: https://www.bigbikegive.org/organizations/plywood-trail-foundation

NW Iowa communities pursue “Destination Iowa” plan to connect regional recreation trails Five regional communities are joining forces to apply for state grant funding to help connect regional recreation trails.