The new Treehouse Village area at the Iowa Arboretum has great hiking for kids. The paved trail that loops around the new playground is 1/3 mile long and there are two natural play areas along the trail - a fort building area and a forest floor creation station.
The wooded trails include...
- Herrick Memorial Trail - 1/4 mile each way, 133 steps
- Overlook Trail - 1/2 mile, flat and easy
- Walnut Trail - 3/4 mile loop.
There is also a 3/4 mile prairie trail loop that looked great, but it was hot today so we stuck to the wooded trails. Today was our second visit to the new Treehouse Village and it's a new favorite for us. Reciprocal admission with our Reiman Gardens membership definitely helps.
