The PlyWood bike trail, which will connect Le Mars and Sioux City, has been in the works for a while. The board behind the project was created back in 2015.
With events, like RAGBRAI, attracting statewide attention every summer, it’s obvious that cycling is a big part of the state’s culture. It’s even more clear when you travel to areas outside of Siouxland.
“Sioux City and Siouxland was really the only community, major community in Iowa that didn’t have a trail system interconnecting the towns,” said Ryan Schaap, Executive Director of the PlyWood Trail. “So, the vision behind PlyWood was, Plymouth, Woodbury, connect the 2 counties with PlyWood, and extend the trail from Le Mars all the way into the Sioux City area.”