Iowa trails · Park to Park Trail

Park to Park Trail

A 6.0-mile network in Iowa, with 73 ft of climbing. Reaches Lake McKinley. Managed by Local Government.

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Length

6.0 mi

Elevation gain

73 ft

Difficulty

Moderate

Max grade

Steepest mile

+73 ft

Shape

network

Bikes

yes

Managed by

Local Government

Elevation profile

Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 6.0 miles.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Lake McKinley (lake)

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

Park to Park Trail junction. About 1 h 03 min drive (42 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Winterset. 41.05731, -94.38478 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:00 a.m., the sun rises at 7:27 a.m. and sets at 6:38 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:06 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 11 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 6.0-mile route takes roughly 2 h 15 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:42 a.m. — 8 h 56 min before sunset.