Iowa trails · Lakeshore
Lakeshore
A 7.3-mile loop in Iowa, with 106 ft of climbing. Reaches Lake Wapello. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 71% of the ascent, between mile 2.4 and mile 4.9. It gives back about 224 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Lake Wapello (lake)
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Getting there
Lakeshore access. 40.82213, -92.57998 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:07 a.m., the sun rises at 6:35 a.m. and sets at 7:44 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:12 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 09 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.3-mile route takes roughly 2 h 45 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:20 a.m. — 10 h 24 min before sunset.