IDOT launches interactive website for bicyclists

AMES ? The Iowa Department of Transportation has a new interactive website for planning travel adventures on Iowa?s bicycle trails.

The full-feature site is ideal for planning trips to explore Iowa?s many bicycle trails. The bicycle website is www.iowadot.gov/interactiveiowabikemap.htm.

One of Iowa D.O.T.?s most popular publications, the Iowa Transportation Map for Bicyclists, is online. Explore the interactive map to plan a trip and find bicycle trail routes and amenities, right down to available rest stops and restaurants.

Features include trailheads, parking, rest rooms, bicycle shops and other key features.

Plan a bike trip ahead of time: Simply enter the starting address and destination address and a suggested route will be generated.

Discover Iowa?s bicycle facilities: The interactive map shows bike lanes, paved trails, unpaved trails, roads with paved shoulders, sidepaths and bicycle-friendly roads.

Locate bicycle amenities: Features such as trailheads, restrooms, and water fountains along trails of 5 miles or longer.

Need repairs: Bicycle shops are shown.

Those on the website also can request a free Iowa Transportation Map for Bicyclists.