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SaveMcFarland Park is a 200-acre area just north of Ames. The park offers visitors a variety of ecotypes to explore including tallgrass prairie, woodland, and stream habitats.
Activities Click to view
- Hike
6 trails
- Mountain Bike
4 trails
- Trail Running
6 trails
Region Details
- 4
Region Status
Open as of Feb 24, 2025Stats
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- Trails (view details)
- 6
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 4
- Trails Hike
- 6
- Trails Trail Running
- 6
- Total Distance
- 3 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 1 mile
- Total Descent
- 250 ft
- Total Vertical
- 139 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,067 ft
- Reports
- 2
- Photos
- 1
- Ridden Counter
- 61
Popular McFarland Park Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skunk River Water Trail (McFarland) | |||
| McFarland Multi-use | |||
| McFarland Multi-use Cutoff | |||
| McFarland River Loop |
Photos of McFarland Park Mountain Bike
trail: McFarland Multi-use
31 |
Mar 25, 2024 @ 7:55pm
Mar 25, 2024Videos of McFarland Park Mountain Bike
8:45 |
275 |
Nov 3, 2020
Recent Trail Reports
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Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSHites24 | wishlist | region | activity #61730821 | Nov 13, 2024 @ 9:41am Nov 13, 2024 |
| RSHites24 | wishlist | trail | activity #61730815 and 7 more | Nov 13, 2024 @ 9:41am Nov 13, 2024 |
| jakeeller | ridden | trail | activity #55453562 | Jul 10, 2024 @ 6:14pm Jul 10, 2024 |
| TwoNGlenn | add | photo | activity #50507425 | Mar 26, 2024 @ 5:51pm Mar 26, 2024 |
| Iowamtb | ridden | trail | activity #14379517 and 3 more | Nov 3, 2020 @ 2:40pm Nov 3, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skunk River Greenbelt | 3 | 2.7 km | |||
| Brushy Creek State Recreation Area | 6 | 4 | 28.9 km | ||
| Sycamore | 7 | 9 | 29.9 km | ||
| Sycamore South | 4 | 1 | 31.8 km | ||
| Fourmile MTB Park | 3 | 4 | 33.7 km |
Local Mountain Biking Directory
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Bike World - AmesBike Shop
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Skunk River CyclesBike Shop
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 4 | 2 miles | 203 ft | 5,272 ft | 138 ft | #9,811 | #4,089 | 1 | 2 | 66 | ||
| Hike | 6 | 3 miles | 249 ft | 1 mile | 138 ft | #8,747 | #3,965 | 2 | 14 | |||
| Trail Running | 6 | 3 miles | 249 ft | 1 mile | 138 ft | #8,704 | #3,933 | 2 | 4 |
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- mcfarland park activity log | embed map of McFarland Park mountain bike trails |
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