Situated along Iowa's western border, the Loess Hills is a globally unique landform that is up to 15 miles wide and about 200 miles long from Akron, Iowa to near St. Joseph, Missouri. Formed by deposits of very fine, windblown soils at the end of the last ice age, these are not your average hills. The only other place you can find taller loess (rhymes with bus) formations is in China. More than half of Iowa's remaining remnant prairies are found in the Loess Hills of western Iowa. Simply put, the Loess Hills of western Iowa is special.
The Loess Hills National Scenic Byway features a 220-mile paved route, with 185 miles of optional excursion loops that range from interstate highways to gravel roads, that provide hundreds of opportunities along the byway to get out and experience the Loess Hills.
The Loess Hills National Scenic Byway features a 220-mile paved route, with 185 miles of optional excursion loops that range from interstate highways to gravel roads, that provide hundreds of opportunities along the byway to get out and experience the Loess Hills.
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Golden Hills RC&D coordinates the
Loess Hills National Scenic Byway. Contact us by phone at (712) 482-3029 or email the byway coordinator. |
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