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Iowa Great Lakes Recreational Trail

A 6.9-mile out-and-back in Iowa, with 77 ft of climbing. Reaches Milford Beach and other beach destinations.

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Length
6.9 mi
Elevation gain
77 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
7%
Steepest mile
+74 ft
Shape
out-and-back
Bikes
yes

Elevation profile

1,400 – 1,476 ft123456

Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 6.9 miles.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Iowa Great Lakes Recreational Trail

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Getting there

Iowa Great Lakes Recreational Trail access. 43.36518, -95.18000 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:13 a.m., the sun rises at 6:43 a.m. and sets at 7:57 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:27 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 15 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 13.8-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 12 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:55 a.m. — 8 h 02 min before sunset.

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