Hiking trails near Newton, Iowa

28 official trails lie within 25 miles of Newton — 113 miles in total, 23 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 209 ft; the median trail gains 72 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	From town
Volksweg Trail	13.0	177 ft	Hard	21 mi
Rock Creek Lake Trail	7.6	140 ft	Hard	10 mi
Chichaqua Valley Trail	19.8	209 ft	Moderate	20 mi
Rock Creek Trail	5.7	142 ft	Moderate	16 mi
Iowa 330 Trail	7.7	91 ft	Moderate	17 mi
Heart of Iowa Nature Trail	6.3	140 ft	Easy	23 mi
Rock Creek- Reichelt Unit Trail	3.5	126 ft	Easy	9 mi
East Loop Trail	4.0	64 ft	Easy	20 mi
Linn Creek Highway 30 Trail	3.0	132 ft	Easy	23 mi
South Newton Hike and Bike Trail	2.8	89 ft	Easy	1 mi
North Loop Trail	2.0	63 ft	Easy	20 mi
West Loop Trail	2.2	91 ft	Easy	21 mi
Linn Creek Greenbelt Parkway	8.6	54 ft	Easy	23 mi
Tallgrass Trail	1.8	81 ft	Easy	16 mi
Paved Trails	2.5	52 ft	Easy	20 mi
Grinnell Trail	1.4	56 ft	Easy	16 mi
Rock Creek Recreational Trail	1.3	72 ft	Easy	1 mi
Southeast Polk Cross Country Course	1.3	46 ft	Easy	22 mi
Unnamed trail	1.2	61 ft	Easy	22 mi
Prairie Heritage Trail	1.3	47 ft	Easy	23 mi
Greenway Trail	1.6	45 ft	Easy	23 mi
North Newton Hike and Bike Trail	1.0	69 ft	Easy	1 mi
Second Street NW/NE Multi-Use Trail	1.8	37 ft	Easy	22 mi
Howell Station Prairie Trail	1.3	24 ft	Easy	23 mi

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