Best Lake Hikes in Iowa

The directory currently contains 6 quality-checked routes matching this guide in Iowa. Their average mapped distance is 15.6 km and average recorded ascent is 68 m (223 ft); the longest route in the set is 73.8 km.

This subset represents 4% of the 167 quality-checked routes in Iowa. Its average distance is 15.6 km, compared with 12.4 km across the full local set.

Every route in this set carries a lake tag in the directory. Whether the mapped line reaches the shore and whether swimming is allowed must be checked locally. Within this set, 3 routes (50%) are rated easy, 1 (17%) are rated hard or expert, and 2 (33%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.