Trails
Start your outdoor adventure on the Forest City Trail system. We offer 9 miles of trails leading from the downtown area to Pilot Knob State Park. Parking is plentiful at Pammel Park. The Forest City Parks and Recreation Department continually strives to maintain, improve, and expand the trail system, in order to reach and better serve the growing residents and visitors.
Forest City has 8 bikes at 3 different locations through out the community available for rent by the hour. These are available to be used by residents, Waldorf students, and visitors to provide transportation and enjoyable exercise. For only $1.50 per hour you can ride, ride, ride.
How to rent a bike? Download the App called KoloniShare. On the App, locate Forest City and see the dots that indicate bike locations and availability. Follow the instructions to rent the bike.
Hynes Spur Trail – Approx. 2 miles from J Street at Pammel Park to 330th St./Airport Road. It meanders through Pammel Park, a woodland setting, through the Bear Creek Golf Course and Disc Golf Course and past the Winnebago Rally grounds to 330th St./Airport Road. All off road paved trail.
Hanson Trail – Approx 9 miles. Begins at on J Street next to Pammel Park entrance, left on Golf Course Road to Hwy 9, East along Hwy 9 to 206thAve. to Pilot Knob Entrance, West on 340th Street to Golf Course Road and Left on J Street to Pammel Park entrance. A combination of paved off road trails and share-the-road trails.
Pilot Knob Loop – Approximately 4 miles. Begins at the entrance of Pilot Knob State Park and winds through the park. All paved and on park roads. See this link for the Pilot Knob Trail Map - Upload pdf