Iowa trails · Brent's Trail
Brent's Trail
A 7.1-mile out-and-back in Iowa, with 392 ft of climbing. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,243 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
Brent's Trail access — parking nearby. About 1 h 22 min drive (66 mi) from Glenwood. 41.79172, -96.01256 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:06 a.m., the sun rises at 7:34 a.m. and sets at 6:44 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:12 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 10 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 14.2-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 39 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:13 p.m. — 5 h 31 min before sunset.
Loop options
- LS 2 + LS 2.1 + Brent's Trail — 4.0 mi loop, 543 ft gain
- Brent's Trail + Blue Trail (Gleason-Hubel Wildlife Area) + Red Trail (Gleason-Hubel Wildlife Area) — 1.6 mi loop, 354 ft gain