The new Fourmile Mountain Bike Park is now “the biggest dedicated bike park in the greater Des Moines area,” according to Adam Fendrick, Park Planner for Polk County Conservation. Iowa’s new mountain bike park features 3.5 miles of professionally built trails with progressive jump lines ranging from beginner to advanced.
“The flow trails have the typical tabletops, rollers, and berms — all common features in trails, but these features are new to the Des Moines area,” said Fendrick.
While the trails are relatively flat, they’re still “designed to accommodate riders of all skill levels,” according to Aaron Steele, owner of Tailored Trails, who built the bike park. “There are multiple cross-country trails for beginners, and then there are four downhill trails with varying levels of difficulty to allow riders to improve their skills and work their way up to the black diamond lines in the jump park.”