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Hiking trails near Iowa City, Iowa

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.

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24 trails worth the drive

TrailMilesClimbDifficultyFrom town
Sugar Bottom Trails11.3127 ftExpert8 mi
Beverly Park Mountain Bike Trail5.898 ftHard21 mi
North Ridge Trail6.8134 ftModerate8 mi
Iowa River Corridor Trail8.9111 ftModerate2 mi
Hickory Hill - Minor Trails2.588 ftModerate1 mi
MacBride Recreation Area4.4113 ftModerate9 mi
Wanatee Park Trail4.2125 ftModerate25 mi
Hickory Hill Park - Major Trails3.8104 ftModerate1 mi
Cedar Greenbelt Trail3.1116 ftEasy22 mi
Scott Blvd4.9144 ftEasy3 mi
North Snowmobile2.0108 ftEasy10 mi
Field Campus2.496 ftEasy9 mi
Cedar River Trail5.3113 ftEasy19 mi
Clear Creek Trail4.391 ftEasy5 mi
Auburn Hills Trail3.3128 ftEasy5 mi
Cedar Cliff1.3168 ftEasy18 mi
Willow Creek Trail3.2119 ftEasy2 mi
Prairie Trails2.375 ftEasy9 mi
North Shore4.770 ftEasy10 mi
Prairie Trail2.1120 ftEasy11 mi
Big Grove Trails1.688 ftEasy6 mi
Sac and Fox7.358 ftEasy23 mi
Hoover Nature Trail3.584 ftEasy18 mi
Frytown Trail1.7105 ftEasy11 mi

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