Des Moines River Trl

Great place to walk

Nice and clean, lots of space to walk, nice view of downtown and buildings, near shopping and restaurants

Worth A Walk

Even though it was bitter cold, I checked out the walk. A nice stroll indeed with a raging river to my left. Worth it but better in warmer weather lol.

Peaceful

This area has a few different points of interest. You have a nice view of the capitol from here. You can see the Women of Achievement Bridge, and the cute park that looks like a fishing pole wit...

I love rivers

A city isn't a real one unless it has a harbour or a river is running through. The Des Moines River is dividing the city between down town and East Village. I've done my morning runs along the river u...

Just one of the many trails

The river is fast flowing, with various nice sigtseeing points, but overall it is not very special, certainly compared to many others in the US or world