Hiking trails near Mason City, Iowa

26 official trails lie within 25 miles of Mason City — 75 miles in total, 24 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 143 ft; the median trail gains 41 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Railroad R.O.W. Corridor	21.3	143 ft	Moderate	9 min · 4 mi
Cedar River Greenbelt Trail	4.2	91 ft	Moderate	40 min · 27 mi
Equestrian	2.5	128 ft	Easy	40 min · 24 mi
Shellrock River Greenbelt	6.5	56 ft	Easy	17 min · 9 mi
Trolley Trail	6.9	35 ft	Easy	6 min · 3 mi
McGrady	1.5	70 ft	Easy	45 min · 28 mi
Pilot Knob Trail	3.0	68 ft	Easy	44 min · 30 mi
Three Bridges	1.2	76 ft	Easy	40 min · 24 mi
Harry Cook Nature Trail	1.7	95 ft	Easy	46 min · 29 mi
River City Trail	2.4	64 ft	Easy	3 min · 1 mi
East-West	1.0	52 ft	Easy	42 min · 28 mi
NIACC Bike Trail	2.2	45 ft	Easy	5 min · 2 mi
Georgia Hanford Park Trails	1.8	20 ft	Easy	5 min · 2 mi
Bike trail	2.0	35 ft	Easy	45 min · 29 mi
Lester Milliang/Ray Rorick Park Trails	2.0	17 ft	Easy	4 min · 2 mi
Quarry Lake Loop - Lime Creek	1.3	32 ft	Easy	6 min · 3 mi
East Park Trails	1.1	18 ft	Easy	3 min · 1 mi
River Bluffs Trail - Lime Creek	1.0	40 ft	Easy	8 min · 3 mi
Clear Lake Trail	1.6	34 ft	Easy	27 min · 17 mi
Old Stage Run - Lime Creek	1.1	30 ft	Easy	6 min · 3 mi
Brickyard Singletrack	1.0	28 ft	Easy	5 min · 2 mi
Junkyard Goat	1.5	14 ft	Easy	41 min · 28 mi
Badlands Loop - Lime Creek	1.0	41 ft	Easy	11 min · 3 mi
Zerbel Trail	1.1	16 ft	Easy	3 min · 1 mi

Quick picks near Mason City

Easy and short: Equestrian — 2.5 mi, rated easy, 19 mi from town
Longest: Railroad R.O.W. Corridor — 21.3 mi, 3 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Equestrian to Pilot Knob; Pilot Knob Trail to Pilot Knob

Lakes: Three Bridges to Deadmans Lake

Nearby towns: Waterloo (62 mi) · Rochester (70 mi) · Marshalltown (78 mi) · Faribault (79 mi)

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