Grounds/Trail Maps

Indian Creek Nature Center’s campus trail system shown on this map is collectively called the Cedar Greenbelt Trail. The Cedar Greenbelt Trail was designated a National Recreation Trail in 1980 by the National Park Service. It’s divided into three sections, each encompassing sections of our woodlands, wetlands and prairie. The Cedar Greenbelt Trail is also a favorite of cross-country skiers, so no matter the season, you’ll enjoy beautiful scenery along this trail.

Please note that the Sac & Fox trail is maintained by the City of Cedar Rapids and not Indian Creek Nature Center.

The Sac and Fox Trail was designated as Iowa’s first National Recreation Trail in 1975. Constructed and maintained by the Cedar Rapids Parks Department, the seven-mile long trail is relatively level and broad with a pressed limestone surface. About half of the trail is in the Indian Creek Valley, where walkers encounter a deep forest split by the riffles of this scenic stream. The rest of the trail follows the Cedar River and is in a more open terrain. Hiking, cross-country skiing, horseback riding and bicycling are permitted. Motorized vehicles and weapons are prohibited.

Věčný Woods, a 50 acre parcel of land owned and managed by ICNC, is now the site of a  two-and-a-half-acre tallgrass prairie and two new hiking trails (one built to accessibility standards and the other meant to challenge hikers). 

The site was restored to create an ecologically healthy and diverse prairie. We created new trails in Věčný Woods, an area that has always been open to the public, but lacked trails. In 2021, we staked a route that will improve accessibility. Roots and vines were removed; the walking surface was smoothed; wood chips were spread in some places to improve the walking surface. This work continued through 2023. The new trail around the prairie was ready for public use in 2023. Another new trail through the adjacent woods was also created that increases guests’ ability to connect with nature on the Věčný property.