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Pine Lake Recreation

A 2.6-mile out-and-back in Iowa, with 118 ft of climbing. Reaches Upper Pine Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the state.

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Length
2.6 mi
Elevation gain
118 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
27%
Steepest mile
+104 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.1 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Bikes
no
Horses
no
Managed by
State

Elevation profile

948 – 1,058 ft12

The climbing leans toward the first third: 52% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 0.9. It gives back about 156 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Pine Lake Recreation

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

Reaches

Getting there

Pine Lake Recreation access — parking nearby. 42.36135, -93.08466 · 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 6:36 a.m. and sets at 7:48 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:17 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 12 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 5.2-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 03 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:39 a.m. — 11 h 09 min before sunset.

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