Iowa trails · Cedar River Trail
Cedar River Trail
A 7.4-mile network in Iowa, with 133 ft of climbing. Reaches Cedar Lake. Managed by Local Government.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 11.3 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Cedar Lake (lake)
Getting there
Cedar River Trail access — parking nearby. 42.00724, -91.66483 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:02 a.m., the sun rises at 6:30 a.m. and sets at 7:42 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:11 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 11 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.4-mile route takes roughly 2 h 49 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:19 a.m. — 10 h 23 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Beverly Park Mountain Bike Trail — 5.3 mi
- Pleasant Creek Multi-Use — 11.3 mi
- Sugar Bottom Trails — 17.5 mi