Iowa Driftless Area Map

Minnesota provides downloadable maps in pdf format, suitable for printing at your local print shop. Trails open for public use are shown in red and trails under construction are shown in blue. This area is also known as the karst region and boasts topography of steep slopes and cliffs carved by the boundary of the ancient glacial stampede.

Or download a group itinerary. Minnesota provides downloadable maps in pdf format, suitable for printing at your local print shop. Trails open for public use are shown in red and trails under construction are shown in blue.

Driftless area, centered on galena, il.

The driftless area is flung across the borders of iowa, illinois, minnesota, and wisconsin, so no individual state map covers the whole region. Iowa dot along your drive, you'll visit decorah, harpers ferry, lansing, new albin, postville and waukon. The byway curves, twists and meanders through the most northeast corner of iowa in the heart of a region know as the driftless area. Northeast iowa, in addition to southeastern minnesota, southwestern wisconsin, and the far northwest corner of illinois constitute the driftless region, an area that was bypassed during the last glacial period.