Hiking trails near Marshalltown, Iowa

25 official trails lie within 25 miles of Marshalltown — 83 miles in total, 22 rated easy and 1 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 142 ft; the median trail gains 64 ft.

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22 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Rock Creek Lake Trail	7.6	121 ft	Hard	38 min · 23 mi
Rock Creek Trail	5.7	142 ft	Moderate	44 min · 30 mi
Iowa 330 Trail	7.7	91 ft	Moderate	20 min · 15 mi
Rock Creek- Reichelt Unit Trail	3.5	126 ft	Easy	40 min · 26 mi
Pine Lake Recreation	2.7	117 ft	Easy	45 min · 32 mi
Linn Creek Highway 30 Trail	3.0	130 ft	Easy	9 min · 5 mi
Pioneer Trail	7.1	63 ft	Easy	45 min · 31 mi
North	1.5	124 ft	Easy	31 min · 16 mi
South Newton Hike and Bike Trail	2.8	89 ft	Easy	49 min · 33 mi
South	1.4	91 ft	Easy	45 min · 32 mi
Rock Creek Recreational Trail	1.9	64 ft	Easy	47 min · 30 mi
Linn Creek Greenbelt Parkway	8.6	54 ft	Easy	9 min · 5 mi
Heart of Iowa Nature Trail	3.6	85 ft	Easy	35 min · 24 mi
Comet Trail	6.4	41 ft	Easy	21 min · 15 mi
Paved Trails	2.5	52 ft	Easy	41 min · 31 mi
River's Edge Trail	2.8	49 ft	Easy	9 min · 4 mi
Grinnell Trail	1.4	56 ft	Easy	48 min · 31 mi
Wolf Creek Recreation Area	2.0	28 ft	Easy	30 min · 18 mi
North Newton Hike and Bike Trail	1.0	69 ft	Easy	49 min · 31 mi
Tama/Toledo Rec Trail	2.6	30 ft	Easy	27 min · 19 mi
Wildcat	1.0	20 ft	Easy	47 min · 32 mi
Wolf Creek Trail	2.6	17 ft	Easy	36 min · 20 mi

Quick picks near Marshalltown

Easy and short: Rock Creek- Reichelt Unit Trail — 3.5 mi, rated easy, 23 mi from town
Longest: Linn Creek Greenbelt Parkway — 8.6 mi, 3 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Rock Creek Lake Trail to Rock Creek Lake; Pine Lake Recreation to Upper Pine Lake; Grinnell Trail to Lake Arbor; Tama/Toledo Rec Trail to Cherry Lake

Trail guides near Marshalltown

Skunk River Greenbelt Trail — 13.8 mi, 110 ft climb · 34 mi away

Nearby towns: Newton (24 mi) · Ames (37 mi) · Waterloo (42 mi) · Des Moines (48 mi)

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