Iowa Trails Council
State:
Iowa
ABOUT US
The Iowa Trails Council (ITC) was formed in 1984, within a year after the passage by Congress of an amendment to the National Trails System Act, which provided for the “banking” of certain abandoned railroad rights-of-way.
Founders of the ITC were inspired by this law which provided for the preservation of these rights-of-way by establishing trails within the corridors.
Prior to 1984, founders of the ITC had been instrumental in creating two of the earliest rail-trails in the nation: the 52-mile Cedar Valley Nature Trail and the 26-mile Heritage Trail. At that time, the CVNT was the longest rail-trail in the nation and the first to connect two metro areas.
Type of organization:
Advocacy
Scope:
Statewide 
