Iowa trails · Viewpoint hikes

Viewpoint hikes in Iowa

99 trails in Iowa reach a named viewpoint. Ranked by our data-richness score; every link opens the full stats or the live map.

Trail	Length	Gain	Reaches
Reindeer Ridge	0.4 mi	82 ft	Crow's Nest, Table Rock
Easter Lake Trails	1.4 mi	54 ft	Lake Easter, Barb Wire Point
Mark C. Ackelson Trail	4.0 mi	30 ft	Lake Easter, Barb Wire Point
Bluff's Edge Promenade	0.3 mi	91 ft	River Viewing Point, Allison Point
Old Indian	1.0 mi	176 ft	Crow's Nest, Table Rock
Hogsback	0.3 mi	46 ft	Inspiration Point, Table Rock
Broken Toe	2.1 mi	181 ft	Mount Lucia, Mount Lucia
Buffalo Run	1.2 mi	168 ft	Dakota Point, Scenic Overlook
Horseshoe Bluff	1.5 mi	94 ft	Horseshoe Bluff, Observation Deck
Cedar River Trail	13.5 mi	111 ft	Cedar Lake
Mount Lucia	0.9 mi	205 ft	Mount Lucia, Mount Lucia
Whitetail Ridge	0.8 mi	142 ft	Gobbler Point, Kestrel Point
Bluestem	0.6 mi	99 ft	Mount Lucia, Kestrel Point
Effigy Mounds - Hanging Rock	0.5 mi	118 ft	Hanging Rock, Hanging Rock
Loess Loop	0.4 mi	89 ft	Bobsled Run, Kestrel Point
Hidden Valley	0.4 mi	115 ft	Bobsled Run, Kestrel Point
Mesquakie	0.2 mi	177 ft	Table Rock, Council Ring
Dakota Point	0.2 mi	70 ft	Dakota Point, Scenic Overlook
Main Overlook	0.1 mi	66 ft	Bellevue Overlook, Inspiration Point
Lucia	0.1 mi	52 ft	Mount Lucia, Mount Lucia
East Lake	2.6 mi	103 ft	Backbone Lake
Ledges Canyon	0.1 mi	147 ft	Inspiration Point
Riverfront Trail	11.6 mi	22 ft	Pat and Jack Bush Scenic Overlook
Hickory Hill - Minor Trails	2.5 mi	71 ft
Peggy's Trail	1.9 mi	83 ft	Overlook
Hickory Hill Park - Major Trails	3.8 mi	70 ft
Bridal Veil	0.6 mi	126 ft	Crows Nest
Sac and Fox	0.8 mi	179 ft	Observation Deck
Stumptown Trail	0.8 mi	170 ft	Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook
MacRae Park Trail	1.0 mi	112 ft	EMC Overlook
Overlook Trail	0.8 mi	80 ft	Scenic Overlook
High Trestle Trail	24.8 mi	219 ft
Effigy Mounds - Eagle Rock	0.5 mi	54 ft	Fire Point
Fox Run	0.3 mi	108 ft	Bobsled Run
Bur Oak Bluff	0.3 mi	106 ft	Bobsled Run
Myotis	0.2 mi	120 ft	Crows Nest
Cedar Point Overlook Rd.	0.4 mi	72 ft	Cedar Point
Riverview Boardwalk	0.4 mi	31 ft	River Viewing
Hickory Trail	0.1 mi	92 ft	River Viewing
I-74 Bridge Bike and Pedestrian Path	0.9 mi	19 ft	The Oculus
North Overlook	0.2 mi	58 ft	luster Heights
Effigy Mounds - Fire Point	0.2 mi	30 ft	Fire Point
Badger Run	0.1 mi	39 ft	Kestrel Point
Cedar Point Overlook Trail	0.1 mi	26 ft	Cedar Point
Main Overlook (ADA Access)	0.0 mi	1 ft	Bellevue Overlook
Meredith Trail	0.5 mi	10 ft	EMC Overlook
Oak Woods	0.2 mi	14 ft	Inspiration Point
Wetland Trail	0.1 mi	3 ft	Observation Deck
Cedar Lake Loop	0.2 mi	8 ft	Cedar Lake
Cedar Valley Nature Trail	51.0 mi	172 ft
Frog Hollow	3.2 mi	192 ft
Fairmount Hiking Trail	1.5 mi	121 ft
Hickory Ridge Trail	0.9 mi	81 ft
Eagle Point Park	2.4 mi	93 ft
Bluff Trail	1.6 mi	336 ft
Mud Hen Loop	0.8 mi	62 ft
Foot Trail	0.2 mi	181 ft
Cedar Cliff	1.3 mi	94 ft
Sunset Ridge	1.6 mi	231 ft
Mississippi Trail	2.3 mi	82 ft