Officials from six western Iowa counties are working together to mark a 209-mile bicycle route that would run from Woodbury County to Fremont County.

The Daily Nonpareil (http://bit.ly/2rffdlD ) reports the Frontier Iowa Trails Network is working on the designation of the Lewis and Clark Today Route. It'll run along the Missouri River, following the path of explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.

The project's first phase will create a "shared route" that runs on highways, county roads and other types of streets. The majority of the trail would be paved.

The project's second phase will be the implementation of another bicycle trail off the roadway.

Brian Leaders of the National Park Service and others are raising money for installation of the route's signs, which is expected to cost $200,000.