Lake Country Cyclists

Lake Country Cyclists We offer 3 weekly rides, special and destination rides, and non-ride social activities. If you are not a member please consider joining.

Lake Country Cyclists is a cycling club out of Ankeny, Iowa but we also have members in Des Moines, Johnston, Polk City, and other towns along the High Trestle Trail. Lake Country Cyclists is a cycling club that has been dedicated to cycling safety, recreation, and education since 1993! We are based out of Ankeny, Iowa but also have members in Johnston, Bondurant, Polk City, and other towns along

the High Trestle Trail and throughout the Des Moines metro and Central Iowa. LCC offers 3 standing rides each week on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Ride routes vary, and consist mostly of trails, but might also include some road riding. All rides are no-drop, meaning there is always a designated “sweep” to make sure no one is left behind. Non-members are welcome to participate in up to 2 of the weekly rides before joining but must sign a participation waiver prior to riding. The club also offers several member-only events throughout the year, including special and destination bike rides, non-ride social activities, educational programs like bike maintenance, and 2 membership meetings a year-- a spring meeting to kick off the riding season and a fall meeting to enjoy our accomplishments. Club members also volunteer in the community with monthly trail clean-up and having a booth at the Iowa Bike Expo each January. Some rides and social events are for members only. Join online at https://www.lakecountrycyclists.com/lcc-membership.

We had 11 riders out this evening for a ride on the High Trestle Trail to Slater and back. What a beautiful evening for ...
08/25/2026

We had 11 riders out this evening for a ride on the High Trestle Trail to Slater and back. What a beautiful evening for a ride! Days are getting shorter so we are treasuring these evening rides.

08/23/2026

I will be hosting Monday’s group ride. We will take a familiar route on the High Trestle Trail to Slater and back, about 24 miles. Meet at the Ankeny Market Pavilion at 5:45 pm, wheels down at 6:00 pm. Weather looking great for riding!

Visitors welcome to join us; you will need to sign a waiver prior to riding. Waivers found at this link, or I will have forms to sign. https://lakecountrycyclists.com/?page_id=202

Thanks for everyone's efforts keeping our local trails clean! Our cleanup day yesterday went pretty quickly because we ...
08/17/2026

Thanks for everyone's efforts keeping our local trails clean! Our cleanup day yesterday went pretty quickly because we didn't find much trash. Thanks to those who helped with cleanup efforts- we enjoyed some relaxing time at Firecracker Brewery following our work.

07/27/2026

Tonight’s ride is officially cancelled. Looks like better weather is coming though.

07/02/2026

The ride for tonight (Thursday ) is cancelled. Let’s hope that this heat wave breaks soon.

06/16/2026

I'm Jim Rasmussen and I'll be hosting the Thursday night LCC ride. We'll meet at the Albaugh Senior Center parking lot by the water tower at 5:45 and depart at 6 PM. We'll take the High Trestle Trail north to NW 126th and turn west and take Hugg Drive to Big Creek. Then we'll ride on the Neal Smith Trail over several wooden bridges to the town square in Polk City for rest and ice cream. We'll ride home on the Neal Smith Trail past the Saylorville Marina to Cherry Glen, and then take 1st Street back to the Albaugh Senior Center. Round trip should be around 20 miles. Should be a beautiful night for a ride. If you aren't an LCC member, feel free to join us to see if you'd like to take part in our club rides. Hope to see you Thursday night!

05/30/2026

I'm Jim Rasmussen and I'll be hosting the next weeknight LCC ride on Monday, June 1st. We'll meet at the AMP at 5:45 and depart at 6 PM for Malley's Park, a round trip ride of about 18 miles. I hope to see you there!

Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, May 27,at 8:45 in Slater by the ballfield and swimming pool, to ride the Heart of Iowa Natu...
05/26/2026

Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, May 27,at 8:45 in Slater by the ballfield and swimming pool, to ride the Heart of Iowa Nature Trail! We'll have lunch in Collins at the cafe/bakery. About 44 miles, round trip.🚲 🚴 🚴‍♀️ 🚴‍♂️

Check this out, if you're confused about the riding rules in Ankeny!
05/16/2026

Check this out, if you're confused about the riding rules in Ankeny!

We are getting closer and closer to the start of our evening ride season on May 28th. We are still in need of volunteer...
05/11/2026

We are getting closer and closer to the start of our evening ride season on May 28th. We are still in need of volunteer hosts to fill up all of the summer ride slots so please consider being a host for at least one ride this year. You can use this link to get started:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0548ABAB2BA7FBC70-63808083-lcc2026

I hope that you are using this nice weather for some conditioning and will be ready for an enjoyable biking year.

Greg Borton
Ride Chairman

LCC is a cycling club ( membership organization ) dedicated to the safety, recreation and education of all types of cycling for all ages and skill levels. One way that we achieve this is through group rides. For 2026, there will be numerous weekly and special rides, that need a host!! These rides wo...

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