98 Trails in Iowa

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Dehn's Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Burlington
Elk rock state park difficulty 4.0 Knoxville
Fourmile Park difficulty 3.5 Des Moines
Ocheyedan Pits Easiest difficulty 3.0 * Ocheyedan
Ulrich Park Beginner difficulty 3.0 *** Cedar Falls
Fort Defiance Intermediate difficulty 3 **** Estherville
Cloie Creek Park Beginner difficulty 3.0 **** Dubuque
Big Dipper (Whiterock Conservancy) difficulty 3.0 Coon Rapids
Van Peenen - Green Trails (Decorah Mtb Trail System) Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Decorah
North Gorge Expert difficulty 3.0 **** Burlington
Woodpecker trail Beginner difficulty 3.0 ***** Coralville
The Brickyard Easiest difficulty 3.0 *** Des Moines
City Side difficulty 3 Mason City
Squaw Creek Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Marion
Soper's Mill Beginner difficulty 3.0 *** Ames
Eagle Point difficulty 2.0 Clinton
Lake LaShane Trail difficulty 2 Lamoni
Junkyard Goat Intermediate difficulty 2 **** Osage
Creekside Flow Trail difficulty 2 Coralville
Evans Preserve difficulty 2 Mason City
Thomas Park Intermediate difficulty 2.0 *** Marion
Farmdale (Sunderbruch Park) Beginner difficulty 2.0 **** Davenport
Pine Run Intermediate difficulty 1.5 **** Osage
Mount Trashmore difficulty 1.2 Cedar Rapids
Sunrise Trail (Whiterock Conservancy) difficulty 1.0 Coon Rapids
Discovery Trail Beginner difficulty 1.0 *** Clinton
Kettle Moraine (Sunderbruch Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Davenport
Loud Thunder (Sunderbruch Park) difficulty 1.0 Davenport
L.t. (Sunderbruch Park) Expert difficulty 1.0 ***** Davenport
Mt. Trashmore Flow Trail (Mount Trashmore) difficulty 1.0 Cedar Rapids
Blue Mound (Sunderbruch Park) Advanced difficulty 1.0 ***** Davenport
Comlara (Sunderbruch Park) Beginner difficulty 1.0 *** Davenport
Little Dipper (Whiterock Conservancy) Beginner difficulty 1.0 **** Coon Rapids
Shooting Star Trail (Whiterock Conservancy) difficulty 1.0 Coon Rapids
Bobcat Trail (Whiterock Conservancy) difficulty 1.0 Coon Rapids
VORC Trails difficulty 1.0 Vinton
Riverside Trail (Whiterock Conservancy) difficulty 1.0 Coon Rapids
OG to Lefty Gomez difficulty 1.0 Vinton
Redrock Spur Trail (Whiterock Conservancy) difficulty 1.0 Coon Rapids
Redrock Climb- Uphill Only (Whiterock Conservancy) difficulty 1.0 Coon Rapids
805 Spur (Whiterock Conservancy) difficulty 1.0 Coon Rapids
Pond Hopper Trail (Whiterock Conservancy) difficulty 1.0 Coon Rapids
The Urbandale/West Des Moines Greenbelt difficulty 0.0 * Des Moines
Coralville Lake Beginner difficulty 0.0 ** Iowa City
Sleepy Hollow Sports Park difficulty 0.0 * Des Moines
Kickapoo Up (Sunderbruch Park) Intermediate difficulty 0.0 **** Davenport
Kickapoo Down (Sunderbruch Park) Intermediate difficulty 0.0 ***** Davenport
Jubilee (Sunderbruch Park) Intermediate difficulty 0.0 ***** Davenport

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