Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 7, 2024

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Peggy's Trailhead

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Peggy's Trail is a loop through Reactor Woods, a small forest behind Iowa State University's Applied Sciences Complex, the former home of the Ames Laboratory Nuclear Research Reactor. Iowa State …

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1.96 km

Onion Creek overlook

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A bench at the edge of a wooded slope overlooks Onion Creek and the forest below. The old chainlink-and-barbed-wire fence from the time the complex housed a nuclear reactor runs …

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3.26 km

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Parking

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3.26 km

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3.26 km

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