Iowa trails · Lake hikes
89 trails in Iowa reach a named lake. Ranked by our data-richness score; every link opens the full stats or the live map.
| Trail | Length | Gain | Reaches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sauk Rail Trail | 35.0 mi | — | Provost Bay, Arrowhead Lake |
| Fairfield Trail Loop | 16.0 mi | — | Reservoir Number Two, Reservoir Number One |
| Shimek Forest Trails | 11.6 mi | — | Shimek Forest Pond Two |
| Easter Lake Trails | 1.3 mi | — | Lake Easter, Barb Wire Point |
| Rock Creek Lake Trail | 7.6 mi | — | Rock Creek Lake |
| Lakeshore | 7.3 mi | — | Lake Wapello |
| Lake | 7.8 mi | — | Geode Lake |
| Neal Smith Trail | 18.0 mi | — | Horseshoe Lake |
| Pine Lake Recreation | 2.6 mi | — | Upper Pine Lake, Pine Lake |
| Lamoni Recreational Trail | 3.6 mi | — | Founders Lake, Big G Lake |
| Viking Lake | 7.2 mi | — | Viking Lake |
| Park to Park Trail | 5.9 mi | — | Lake McKinley |
| Main | 7.3 mi | — | Lake Darling |
| Cedar Valley Lakes | 3.6 mi | — | Fisher Lake, Alice Wyth Lake |
| Dead Man's Lake | 0.7 mi | — | Deadmans Lake, Pilot Knob Lake |
| Lake Loop | 4.7 mi | — | Red Haw Lake |
| Upper Pine Lake | 0.4 mi | — | Upper Pine Lake, Pine Lake |
| Lake View | 0.3 mi | — | Deadmans Lake, Pilot Knob Lake |
| Mike Zack Wildlife Area | 0.3 mi | — | Lake Fin-Feather, Clark Lake |
| Storm Lake Laketrail | 1.0 mi | — | Little Storm Lake, Storm Lake |
| Pleasant Creek Trail | 4.5 mi | — | Jackson Lake, Western Pond |
| Louisa Levee Trail | 3.9 mi | — | Prairie Pocket, Beebe Pond |
| West Lake | 3.3 mi | — | Backbone Lake |
| Cedar River Trail | 7.4 mi | — | Cedar Lake |
| East Lake | 2.6 mi | — | Backbone Lake |
| Mount Pleasant Trail | 4.8 mi | — | East Lake |
| J.F. Kennedy Park Trail | 3.6 mi | — | Badger Lake |
| Green Valley Lake (Natural) | 4.2 mi | — | Green Valley Lake |
| Skunk River Greenbelt Trail | 2.6 mi | — | McFarland Lake |
| Clive Greenbelt Trail | 6.4 mi | — | Lake Country Club |
| North Shore | 4.7 mi | — | Lake MacBride |
| Lincoln Way Path | 3.3 mi | — | Laverne Lake |
| Sergeant Road Trail | 9.0 mi | — | Martin Lake |
| Lake Pahoja Trail | 3.9 mi | — | Lake Pahoja |
| Beach | 2.3 mi | — | Prairie Rose Lake |
| Green Valley Lake (Paved) | 4.4 mi | — | Green Valley Lake |
| South | 1.4 mi | — | Union Grove Lake |
| Stevens Forest - Lucas Unit Trails | 1.2 mi | — | Stephens Forest Pond |
| Indian Lake Trail | 1.9 mi | — | Indian Lake |
| White Pine | 1.4 mi | — | Lake MacBride |
| Three Bridges | 1.2 mi | — | Deadmans Lake |
| Prairie Lakes Trail | 2.6 mi | — | Prairie Lakes |
| Seven Bridges | 0.8 mi | — | Lake Ahquabi |
| Lost Lake | 1.1 mi | — | Lost Lake |
| Keomah Lake | 3.0 mi | — | Lake Keomah |
| Lelah Bradley Hike & Bike Trail | 2.0 mi | — | Lower City Reservoir |
| Fontana Park Trail | 1.5 mi | — | Lake Oelwein |
| Grinnell Trail | 1.4 mi | — | Lake Arbor |
| Kettleson Hogs Back Nature Trail | 1.2 mi | — | Sunken Lake |
| ADA Fishing | 1.6 mi | — | Lake Darling |
| Big Woods Trail | 2.6 mi | — | Big Woods Lake |
| Lake Manawa Trail | 2.3 mi | — | Lake Manawa |
| Beeds Lake | 1.9 mi | — | Beeds Lake |
| Tama/Toledo Rec Trail | 2.6 mi | — | Cherry Lake |
| Spring Lake Trail | 1.2 mi | — | Spring Lake |
| Lower Lake Loop | 1.1 mi | — | Red Haw Lake |
| Plum Alley | 0.8 mi | — | Pilot Knob Lake |
| Diamond Lake Trail | 0.6 mi | — | Diamond Lake |
| Black Hawk | 0.9 mi | — | Arrowhead Lake |
| Lake Manawa | 3.2 mi | — | Lake Manawa |