Hiking trails near Glenwood, Iowa

28 official trails lie within 25 miles of Glenwood — 111 miles in total, 25 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 300 ft; the median trail gains 18 ft.

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23 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Wabash Trace Nature Trail	44.3	300 ft	Moderate	24 min · 18 mi
Valley View Trail	4.4	179 ft	Moderate	25 min · 18 mi
Fairmount Hiking Trail	1.5	121 ft	Moderate	29 min · 20 mi
Horse Thief Hollow Loop	2.2	185 ft	Easy	45 min · 33 mi
Eastern Hills Bike Trail	2.9	134 ft	Easy	29 min · 21 mi
Redtail	1.5	200 ft	Easy	45 min · 33 mi
Hidden Lake Trail	1.9	93 ft	Easy	39 min · 20 mi
Foothills Trail	1.8	46 ft	Easy	6 min · 2 mi
Bellevue Loop Trail	8.9	26 ft	Easy	23 min · 15 mi
Lake Manawa Trail	2.3	28 ft	Easy	28 min · 19 mi
Omaha Riverfront Trail	1.3	47 ft	Easy	42 min · 30 mi
Lake Manawa	3.2	14 ft	Easy	29 min · 20 mi
Western Historic Trail	2.8	17 ft	Easy	32 min · 22 mi
Bellevue Nature And History Trail	1.3	10 ft	Easy	24 min · 16 mi
Wabash Trail Extension	1.0	18 ft	Easy	29 min · 19 mi
Riverfront Trail	1.5	14 ft	Easy	41 min · 30 mi
Missouri Trail	1.1	10 ft	Easy	31 min · 22 mi
Iowa Riverfront Trail	5.8	15 ft	Easy	34 min · 23 mi
Indian Creek Trail	1.9	12 ft	Easy	27 min · 20 mi
Mountain Bike	5.9	12 ft	Easy	34 min · 21 mi
Cottonwood Trail	1.1	9 ft	Easy	37 min · 20 mi
Manawa MTB Trail West	1.9	9 ft	Easy	33 min · 21 mi
First Avenue Trail	1.8	5 ft	Easy	30 min · 23 mi

Quick picks near Glenwood

Easy and short: Horse Thief Hollow Loop — 2.2 mi, rated easy, 25 mi from town
Biggest climb: Wabash Trace Nature Trail — 300 ft over 44.3 mi, 13 mi from town
Longest: Wabash Trace Nature Trail — 44.3 mi, 13 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Lake Manawa Trail to Lake Manawa; Lake Manawa to Lake Manawa

Trail guides near Glenwood

Viking Lake — 7.2 mi, 108 ft climb · 37 mi away

Nearby towns: Omaha (22 mi) · Fremont (47 mi) · Lincoln (51 mi) · Seward (71 mi)

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