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Wildlife viewing – Ada Hayden Bridge loop from Ames High School

Wildlife viewing – Ada Hayden Bridge loop from Ames High School

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Wildlife viewing – Ada Hayden Bridge loop from Ames High School

01:10

22.8km

70m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 20, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 5.76 km for 214 m

After 10.7 km for 214 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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15.9 km

Wildlife viewing

Highlight • Lake

Hundreds of species of geese, ducks, herons, coots, and other birds frequent this lake. You can view these birds and other wildlife from most of the lakeshore, but here in particular you might also see beaver and muskrat activity.

Tip by

17.8 km

Picnic shelter and fishing docks

Highlight • Rest Area

You can find a picnic shelter with restrooms and a drinking fountain here. There are also fishing docks and benches nearby.

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18.7 km

Ada Hayden Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

This bridge bisects the lake, so it is a good place to search both the north and the south bodies simultaneously for loons, trumpeter swans, and other waterfowl.

Tip by

22.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.9 km

5.91 km

4.68 km

1.28 km

Surfaces

16.8 km

5.85 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 20 May

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Wildlife viewing – Ada Hayden Bridge loop from Ames High School

Wildlife viewing

Picnic shelter and fishing docks

Ada Hayden Bridge

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