Iowa trails · Louisa Levee Trail
Louisa Levee Trail
A 3.9-mile out-and-back in Iowa, with 7 ft of climbing. Reaches Prairie Pocket and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 3.9 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Prairie Pocket (lake)
- Beebe Pond (lake)
Getting there
Louisa Levee Trail access. About 1 h 08 min drive (43 mi) from Mount Pleasant. 41.23951, -91.12466 · 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 7:14 a.m. and sets at 6:25 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:53 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 11 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.7-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 52 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:06 a.m. — 8 h 19 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Mount Pleasant Trail — 29.1 mi