Prairie Farmer Recreational Trail

Enjoyable paved trail with about 65% of trail between Calmar & Ridgeway tree lined and shaded. It's an older paved trail, so some major divots and heaves all along, but not as bad as some. Easy and flat section.

A paved (mostly) long flat trail, there are areas first coming out of Calmar that are pretty bumpy and a few spots along the trail that are sunken/holes so be on your guard when bike riding, obviously has not been maintained in awhile. The trail crosses over a few dirt roads but overall great for walking/running/biking as being flat anyone can ride their bikes without having to be an avid rider. It alternates between trees and open fields and parts are just off a dirt road so if the breeze is right and there are people driving fast on the nearby dirt road it your going to be going through their dust cloud. Overall nice as your not dealing with cars, just a nice nature ride.

The trail goes between downtowns Calmar and Cresco. It’s paved and converted from railroad. Great for road biking, walking, jogging. Great scenery of open fields, rural businesses and housing. A good part of trail passes through tree groves. Plenty of parking at the trailheads. Benches for resting. 4 miles away from the trail is Bily Clocks museum and Antonin Dvorak exhibition in Spillville. The Czech composer and his family lived there in the summer of 1893.