Ankeny’s growing High Trestle Trail Experience Park is getting a new “flowline” trail this year, giving outdoor enthusiasts some new ups and downs to explore.
Driving the news: The nearly 900-foot paved path will be built off the High Trestle Trail and include small rising and falling hills along an otherwise typically flat trail system, Ankeny economic development director Derek Lord tells Axios.
- It’s planned just east of Walnut Street and will be accessible for everyone, including families pushing strollers, wheelchair users and kids on bikes, Lord says.
- The next phase of the park’s development also includes adding pocket play areas along the trail and new park benches.
- An interactive LED light installation is also planned for the underpass beneath South Ankeny Boulevard to welcome trail users coming from the south.
Zoom in: This year’s project phase costs around $300,000. Ankeny received a $100,000 grant from Polk County and $45,000 from the Bravo arts council, while the rest of the funds will come from city tax dollars…