63 official trails lie within 25 miles of Iowa City — 175 miles in total, 55 rated easy and 2 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 173 ft; the median trail gains 74 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | From town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Bottom Trails | 11.3 | 127 ft | Expert | 8 mi |
| Beverly Park Mountain Bike Trail | 5.8 | 98 ft | Hard | 21 mi |
| North Ridge Trail | 6.8 | 134 ft | Moderate | 8 mi |
| Iowa River Corridor Trail | 8.9 | 111 ft | Moderate | 2 mi |
| Hickory Hill - Minor Trails | 2.5 | 88 ft | Moderate | 1 mi |
| MacBride Recreation Area | 4.4 | 113 ft | Moderate | 9 mi |
| Wanatee Park Trail | 4.2 | 125 ft | Moderate | 25 mi |
| Hickory Hill Park - Major Trails | 3.8 | 104 ft | Moderate | 1 mi |
| Cedar Greenbelt Trail | 3.1 | 116 ft | Easy | 22 mi |
| Scott Blvd | 4.9 | 144 ft | Easy | 3 mi |
| North Snowmobile | 2.0 | 108 ft | Easy | 10 mi |
| Field Campus | 2.4 | 96 ft | Easy | 9 mi |
| Cedar River Trail | 5.3 | 113 ft | Easy | 19 mi |
| Clear Creek Trail | 4.3 | 91 ft | Easy | 5 mi |
| Auburn Hills Trail | 3.3 | 128 ft | Easy | 5 mi |
| Cedar Cliff | 1.3 | 168 ft | Easy | 18 mi |
| Willow Creek Trail | 3.2 | 119 ft | Easy | 2 mi |
| Prairie Trails | 2.3 | 75 ft | Easy | 9 mi |
| North Shore | 4.7 | 70 ft | Easy | 10 mi |
| Prairie Trail | 2.1 | 120 ft | Easy | 11 mi |
| Big Grove Trails | 1.6 | 88 ft | Easy | 6 mi |
| Sac and Fox | 7.3 | 58 ft | Easy | 23 mi |
| Hoover Nature Trail | 3.5 | 84 ft | Easy | 18 mi |
| Frytown Trail | 1.7 | 105 ft | Easy | 11 mi |
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