Abandoned Illinois Central Gulf railroad between Evansdale and Hiawatha. Follows Cedar River bottom lands, along forested banks of the river and rolling farmlands, broken up by stream valleys and small towns.
The Cedar Valley Nature Trail is owned and managed by two different County Conservation Boards. The northern 26 miles from Evansdale Iowa to the Benton/Buchanan County line is Black Hawk County Conservation and the southern 26 miles from the Benton/Buchanan County line to Hiawatha is Linn County Conservation.
