Hiking trails near Mount Pleasant, Iowa

28 official trails lie within 25 miles of Mount Pleasant — 134 miles in total, 20 rated easy and 5 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 159 ft; the median trail gains 76 ft.

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19 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Shimek Forest - Lick Creek Trails	26.0	136 ft	Expert	42 min · 31 mi
Shimek Forest Trails	11.8	147 ft	Hard	48 min · 34 mi
Main	10.3	72 ft	Hard	52 min · 34 mi
Lake	7.8	115 ft	Hard	30 min · 17 mi
Fairfield Trail Loop	16.0	116 ft	Hard	33 min · 23 mi
Brinton Timber Trails	5.4	119 ft	Moderate	57 min · 34 mi
Sockum Ridge Trails	4.7	100 ft	Moderate	37 min · 25 mi
Kewash Nature Trail	13.8	115 ft	Moderate	45 min · 33 mi
Mount Pleasant Trail	4.8	100 ft	Easy	6 min · 2 mi
Flint River Trail	3.5	98 ft	Easy	39 min · 25 mi
Marr Park Trails	3.1	38 ft	Easy	36 min · 27 mi
East Loop	1.9	57 ft	Easy	52 min · 34 mi
Rodeo Park Trail	1.7	117 ft	Easy	50 min · 33 mi
Jefferson County Park Trail	1.9	77 ft	Easy	33 min · 26 mi
Rubio Loop	1.3	63 ft	Easy	50 min · 34 mi
ADA Fishing	1.6	36 ft	Easy	53 min · 34 mi
Hoover Nature Trail	1.9	35 ft	Easy	52 min · 34 mi
Division Street Trail	2.3	17 ft	Easy	37 min · 27 mi
Wapello City Trail	1.4	3 ft	Easy	53 min · 35 mi

Quick picks near Mount Pleasant

Easy and short: Mount Pleasant Trail — 4.8 mi, rated easy, 1 mi from town
Longest: Shimek Forest - Lick Creek Trails — 26.0 mi, 25 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Shimek Forest Trails to Shimek Forest Pond Two; Main to Lake Darling; Lake to Geode Lake; Fairfield Trail Loop to Reservoir Number Two

Trail guides near Mount Pleasant

River — 5.2 mi, 160 ft climb · 29 mi away
Louisa Levee Trail — 3.9 mi, 7 ft climb · 29 mi away

Nearby towns: Fairfield (22 mi) · Iowa City (48 mi) · Cedar Rapids (69 mi)

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