Iowa trails · Cedar Valley Lakes
Cedar Valley Lakes
A 3.6-mile network in Iowa, with 17 ft of climbing. Reaches Fisher Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 8.2 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Fisher Lake (lake)
- Alice Wyth Lake (lake)
Getting there
Cedar Valley Lakes access. 42.52197, -92.38978 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:04 a.m., the sun rises at 6:33 a.m. and sets at 7:45 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:14 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 13 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.6-mile route takes roughly 1 h 20 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 7:53 a.m. — 11 h 53 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Cedar Valley Lakes + PT — 6.0 mi loop, 174 ft gain
- Campgroud + Cafield + Cedar Valley Lakes — 3.5 mi loop, 53 ft gain
- Cedar Valley Lakes + Lodge Loop + Campgroud — 6.1 mi loop, 92 ft gain