Iowa trails · Lake
A 7.8-mile loop in Iowa, with 115 ft of climbing. Reaches Geode Lake. Managed by the state.
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 558 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
Youth Campground access. 40.81687, -91.39116 · directions
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:02 a.m., the sun rises at 6:31 a.m. and sets at 7:39 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:08 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 09 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.8-mile route takes roughly 2 h 56 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:26 a.m. — 10 h 13 min before sunset.