Hiking trails near Winterset, Iowa

54 official trails lie within 25 miles of Winterset — 127 miles in total, 52 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 173 ft; the median trail gains 42 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Hillside	4.3	113 ft	Moderate	43 min · 33 mi
Great Western Trail	17.2	173 ft	Moderate	25 min · 15 mi
Lake	4.4	73 ft	Easy	51 min · 32 mi
Douglas Avenue Trail	4.3	117 ft	Easy	41 min · 31 mi
Clive Greenbelt Trail	6.5	58 ft	Easy	40 min · 30 mi
Jordan Creek Parkway Trail	3.2	155 ft	Easy	35 min · 24 mi
Prairie Loop	1.9	75 ft	Easy	46 min · 28 mi
McVay Trail	3.1	72 ft	Easy	40 min · 26 mi
156th Street Trail	2.5	116 ft	Easy	37 min · 26 mi
Coal Miner's Daughter	2.4	35 ft	Easy	45 min · 29 mi
Denman's Woods	6.7	21 ft	Easy	43 min · 32 mi
Jordan Creek Greenbelt Trail	2.6	38 ft	Easy	35 min · 26 mi
Mills Civic Parkway Trail	2.5	42 ft	Easy	34 min · 24 mi
60th Street Trail	1.9	75 ft	Easy	36 min · 27 mi
Iowa Highway 28 Trail	2.1	74 ft	Easy	39 min · 26 mi
Westown Pkwy Trail	1.5	49 ft	Easy	36 min · 28 mi
Meredith Drive Trail	1.5	56 ft	Easy	41 min · 32 mi
Evans Park Path	1.0	48 ft	Easy	29 min · 19 mi
50th Street Trail	1.3	73 ft	Easy	37 min · 28 mi
Inter-Urban Trail	1.1	67 ft	Easy	45 min · 33 mi
Interurban Trail	1.1	81 ft	Easy	45 min · 33 mi
Sugar Creek Trail	1.0	78 ft	Easy	32 min · 23 mi
Bill Riley Trail	1.7	42 ft	Easy	50 min · 32 mi
Valley Cyclocross Course	1.9	38 ft	Easy	37 min · 27 mi

Quick picks near Winterset

Easy and short: Lake — 4.4 mi, rated easy, 23 mi from town
Longest: Great Western Trail — 17.2 mi, 14 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Lake to Lake Ahquabi; Clive Greenbelt Trail to Lake Country Club; Kruidenier Trail to Grays Lake; Gray's Lake Bypass to Grays Lake

Trail guides near Winterset

Mark C. Ackelson Trail — 4.0 mi, 30 ft climb · 27 mi away
Park to Park Trail — 6.0 mi, 73 ft climb · 28 mi away
Neal Smith Trail — 21.5 mi, 184 ft climb · 32 mi away
Stevens Forest - Woodburn Unit Trails — 6.2 mi, 152 ft climb · 35 mi away
Stevens Forest - Whitebreast Unit Trails — 19.7 mi, 166 ft climb · 36 mi away

Nearby towns: Des Moines (26 mi) · Perry (34 mi) · Ames (51 mi) · Newton (56 mi)

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