98 Trails in Iowa

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Woodpecker trail Beginner difficulty 3.0 ***** Coralville
Whiterock Conservancy Intermediate difficulty 16.0 ***** Coon Rapids
Westbrook Park Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** Dewitt
Waubonsie State Park difficulty 8.0 Hamburg
Wabash Trace Nature Trail Easiest difficulty 63.0 **** Council Bluffs
VORC Trails difficulty 1.0 Vinton
Van Peenen - Green Trails (Decorah Mtb Trail System) Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Decorah
Van Peenen - Blue/black Trails (Decorah Mtb Trail System) Intermediate difficulty 6.0 ***** Decorah
Upper/ Lower Lizard/ Flow/ Candy Intermediate difficulty 6 **** Fort Dodge
Ulrich Park Beginner difficulty 3.0 *** Cedar Falls
Tondro Pray Bike Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** Cedar Falls
Thomas Park Intermediate difficulty 2.0 *** Marion
The Urbandale/West Des Moines Greenbelt difficulty 0.0 * Des Moines
The Center Trails Intermediate difficulty 15 **** Des Moines
The Brickyard Easiest difficulty 3.0 *** Des Moines
Sycamore Trail Beginner difficulty 7 **** Des Moines
Sunrise Trail (Whiterock Conservancy) difficulty 1.0 Coon Rapids
Sunderbruch Park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Davenport
Sugar Bottom Intermediate difficulty 12.0 ***** North Liberty
Stone Park Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Sioux City
State Park Geode Intermediate difficulty 8 ***** Bulington
Squaw Creek Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Marion
Soper's Mill Beginner difficulty 3.0 *** Ames
Sockum Ridge Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Washington
Sleepy Hollow Sports Park difficulty 0.0 * Des Moines
Shooting Star Trail (Whiterock Conservancy) difficulty 1.0 Coon Rapids
Scott County Park Intermediate difficulty 11.0 **** Park View
Sac & Fox Trail Easiest difficulty 9.0 *** Cedar Rapids
Rolling Prarie Bike Trail difficulty 25.0 Allison
Riverview Park (mitchell Sand Pitts) Beginner difficulty 10.0 *** Waterloo
Riverside Trail (Whiterock Conservancy) difficulty 1.0 Coon Rapids
Redrock Spur Trail (Whiterock Conservancy) difficulty 1.0 Coon Rapids
Redrock Climb- Uphill Only (Whiterock Conservancy) difficulty 1.0 Coon Rapids
Proving Grounds difficulty 6.5 Dubuque
Pond Hopper Trail (Whiterock Conservancy) difficulty 1.0 Coon Rapids
Pine Run Intermediate difficulty 1.5 **** Osage
Peterson Pits Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Ames
Palisades Park (Decorah Mtb Trail System) Advanced difficulty 5.0 ***** Decorah
OG to Lefty Gomez difficulty 1.0 Vinton
Ocheyedan Pits Easiest difficulty 3.0 * Ocheyedan
North Overlook Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** Pella
North Gorge Expert difficulty 3.0 **** Burlington
Mt. Trashmore Flow Trail (Mount Trashmore) difficulty 1.0 Cedar Rapids
Mount Trashmore difficulty 1.2 Cedar Rapids
Memorial Park Trails Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Ottumwa
Mcfarland Park Beginner difficulty 6.0 *** Ames
Loud Thunder (Sunderbruch Park) difficulty 1.0 Davenport
Long Creek Trail (Whiterock Conservancy) difficulty 4.0 Coon Rapids
Little Dipper (Whiterock Conservancy) Beginner difficulty 1.0 **** Coon Rapids
Lime Creek Nature Preserve Intermediate difficulty 10 **** Mason City

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