kind of always have joked that we had a sidewalk to nowhere. Well now we've got a sidewalk to somewhere. A new trail inventing is the longest glow in the dark trail in the country, maybe even the world. We haven't found anything that's longer in the world. So we actually just submitted the trail to Guinness to see if it will be a Guinness world record for the longest glow in the dark trail in the world. By day, the two mile stretch looks like a regular path, £3,000 of glowing stones scattered along it, run on solar power and can light the path for 15 hours. And I've been out to the trail a half a dozen times at night and have talked to people from over at least an hour away every time that I've gone out there. So this is going to be a big draw to the community. It's gonna be fantastic for our Economic Development engineers behind the project. Say a glow in the dark trail was a first for them and it came with challenges. We're doing a lot of research, making sure you know, what size of stone do we use? What color of stone? Where should we put it? The trails novelty reflects the man who championed it, Nathan Hessen was of intense city councilman and huge supporter of the trail In January. He died at the age of 37 and he was very much a part of the decision to have us go ahead and approve the glow stone that we were putting in there was very, very integral in that whole process. So even though he didn't get to see the completed project, I know he's looking down on us and it is extremely happy about everything. Now. The trail bears his name, a fitting memorial unlike any other

WHOA! This glow-in-the-dark trail in Iowa is made with more than a ton of glowing stones

Updated: 5:10 PM EDT May 28, 2021

A trail in Iowa is quite illuminating — literally.The 2-mile long trail in Vinton, Iowa, is the longest glow-in-the-dark trail in the U.S. and possibly the world."We kind of have always joked that we had a sidewalk to nowhere, well now we have a sidewalk to somewhere," Vinton Parks and Recreation Director Matt Boggess told KCRG-TV.It looks like a normal path during the day, but at night, there are 3,000 pounds of glowing stones that illuminate the path and run on solar power. The stones can glow for up to 15 hours at a time.The trail is named after Nathan Hesson, a Vinton city councilman who was a big supporter of the trail, the TV station reported. The 37-year-old died in January.Watch the video above to learn more about this story.

VINTON, Iowa —

A trail in Iowa is quite illuminating — literally.

The 2-mile long trail in Vinton, Iowa, is the longest glow-in-the-dark trail in the U.S. and possibly the world.

"We kind of have always joked that we had a sidewalk to nowhere, well now we have a sidewalk to somewhere," Vinton Parks and Recreation Director Matt Boggess told KCRG-TV.

It looks like a normal path during the day, but at night, there are 3,000 pounds of glowing stones that illuminate the path and run on solar power. The stones can glow for up to 15 hours at a time.

The trail is named after Nathan Hesson, a Vinton city councilman who was a big supporter of the trail, the TV station reported. The 37-year-old died in January.

Watch the video above to learn more about this story.