'Heart of Iowa Nature Trail'

Story County Conservation recently sought an updated trails plan for future trail priorities and improvements, following recent successes in land acquisition, funding and the extension and paving of miles of trails. The plan includes user priorities shared with us at various public input meetings, and identifies opportunities for new trail connections within Story County and regionally....

Two portions of the newly paved  Heart of Iowa Nature trail (HOINT) will close this spring for trail improvement. The section of the HOINT between 640^th Avenue and Army Post Road, west of Maxwell, will close on Monday, March 31.

Story County Conservation (SCC) is excited to announce the opening of the newly paved 8.6-mile portion of the Heart of Iowa Nature Trail (HOINT) from County Road S-14 eastward to Collins. The trail will remain closed to snowmobile traffic between 630^th and 640^th Avenues, and 690^th Avenue to Highway 65 in Collins, due to erosion control practices still in place.