Iowa trails · Lake
Lake
A 7.8-mile loop in Iowa, with 115 ft of climbing. Reaches Geode Lake. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
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.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Geode Lake (lake)
Getting there
Youth Campground access. About 30 min drive (17 mi) from Mount Pleasant. 40.81687, -91.39116 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:47 a.m., the sun rises at 7:15 a.m. and sets at 6:27 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:54 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 12 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 10:11 a.m. — 8 h 16 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Lake — 8.0 mi loop, 1,432 ft gain
- Lake — 1.7 mi loop, 224 ft gain
- Lake — 4.4 mi loop, 369 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Mount Pleasant Trail — 11.6 mi
- Shimek Forest - Lick Creek Trails — 21.1 mi
- Shimek Forest Trails — 21.4 mi