The Cedar Rapids Parks and Recreation Department maintains several walking trails throughout the City. The trails wind through wood areas, shady parks, along streams, the Cedar River, and downtown Cedar Rapids. Most trails are surfaced with crushed limestone. The Cedar River Trail and Cedar Lake Loop Trail are asphalt and concrete and are kept open throughout the year. The crushed limestone trails are not cleared in the winter.
In the winter, the department marks and grooms cross-country ski trails at Cherry Hill Park, Ellis Park Golf Course and Twin Pines Golf Course.