Hiking trails near Anamosa, Iowa

43 official trails lie within 25 miles of Anamosa — 97 miles in total, 39 rated easy and 0 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 206 ft; the median trail gains 49 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Cedar River Trail	13.5	111 ft	Moderate	40 min · 31 mi
Cedar Greenbelt Trail	4.0	132 ft	Moderate	32 min · 24 mi
Wanatee Park Trail	4.2	110 ft	Moderate	37 min · 20 mi
Lost Canyon Trail	2.3	206 ft	Moderate	40 min · 31 mi
Cedar Cliff	1.3	94 ft	Easy	35 min · 22 mi
Old Wagon Trail	1.6	154 ft	Easy	38 min · 19 mi
Sac and Fox	7.3	36 ft	Easy	30 min · 23 mi
Hoover Nature Trail	3.5	84 ft	Easy	42 min · 32 mi
Edgewood Trail	2.1	132 ft	Easy	40 min · 30 mi
Flying Squirrel	1.4	127 ft	Easy	35 min · 20 mi
Blue Trail (Matsell Bridge Natural Area)	2.5	43 ft	Easy	18 min · 8 mi
Bowling Street Trail	1.8	94 ft	Easy	40 min · 28 mi
Read Oak Trail	1.2	139 ft	Easy	20 min · 8 mi
Bear Creek Trail	1.0	159 ft	Easy	42 min · 27 mi
Black Trail (Matsell Bridge Natural Area)	2.0	69 ft	Easy	18 min · 8 mi
Orange Trail (Matsell Bridge Natural Area)	1.6	96 ft	Easy	17 min · 7 mi
Grant Wood Trail	3.2	44 ft	Easy	15 min · 10 mi
Purple Trail (Matsell Bridge Natural Area)	2.3	76 ft	Easy	18 min · 8 mi
Aspen	1.9	49 ft	Easy	32 min · 22 mi
Echo Bench	1.1	67 ft	Easy	42 min · 20 mi
Yellow Trail (Matsell Bridge Natural Area)	1.4	56 ft	Easy	18 min · 8 mi
Boyson Trail	2.5	24 ft	Easy	30 min · 21 mi
Multi-Use Trail	1.2	46 ft	Easy	28 min · 21 mi
Lindale Trail	1.2	65 ft	Easy	32 min · 24 mi

Quick picks near Anamosa

Easy and short: Cedar Cliff — 1.3 mi, rated easy, 18 mi from town
Longest: Cedar River Trail — 13.5 mi, 22 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Cedar River Trail to Cedar Lake; Lake Loop Trail to Central Park Lake

Trail guides near Anamosa

Beverly Park Mountain Bike Trail — 6.0 mi, 74 ft climb · 25 mi away
Pleasant Creek Multi-Use — 8.8 mi, 158 ft climb · 28 mi away
Sugar Bottom Trails — 11.6 mi, 77 ft climb · 28 mi away
West Lake — 3.3 mi, 139 ft climb · 37 mi away
East Lake — 2.6 mi, 103 ft climb · 37 mi away

Nearby towns: Cedar Rapids (23 mi) · Iowa City (34 mi) · Independence (40 mi) · Waterloo (61 mi)

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