Iowa trails · Pine Lake Recreation
Pine Lake Recreation
A 2.7-mile network in Iowa, with 117 ft of climbing. Reaches Upper Pine Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 100% of the ascent, between mile 1.8 and mile 2.7. It gives back about 170 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Upper Pine Lake (lake)
- Pine Lake (lake)
Getting there
Pine Lake Recreation access — parking nearby. About 45 min drive (32 mi) from Marshalltown. 42.36135, -93.08466 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:55 a.m., the sun rises at 7:23 a.m. and sets at 6:32 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:00 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 08 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 2.7-mile route takes roughly 1 h 03 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:26 a.m. — 10 h 05 min before sunset.