Iowa trails · Park to Park Trail
Park to Park Trail
A 5.9-mile network in Iowa, with 78 ft of climbing. Reaches Lake McKinley. Managed by Local Government.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 8.2 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Lake McKinley (lake)
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Getting there
Park to Park Trail junction. 41.05731, -94.38478 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:14 a.m., the sun rises at 6:42 a.m. and sets at 7:52 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:20 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 09 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 5.9-mile route takes roughly 2 h 14 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:56 a.m. — 10 h 56 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Green Valley Lake (Natural) — 3.0 mi