Iowa trails · Pleasant Creek Multi-Use
Pleasant Creek Multi-Use
A 8.8-mile loop in Iowa, with 158 ft of climbing. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 2.9. It gives back about 436 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
Pleasant Creek Multi Use Trail access — parking nearby. 42.12973, -91.81151 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:02 a.m., the sun rises at 6:31 a.m. and sets at 7:43 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:11 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 12 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.8-mile route takes roughly 3 h 19 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:50 a.m. — 9 h 52 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Pleasant Creek Multi-Use + Pleasant Creek Multi Use Trail — 8.7 mi loop, 1,026 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Cedar River Trail — 11.3 mi
- Beverly Park Mountain Bike Trail — 14.2 mi
- Sugar Bottom Trails — 28.3 mi