Explore Backbone State Park Ridge Trail in Strawberry Point, IA. A moderate 6.0-mile loop trail.…
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The Balanced Rock Trail leads to one of Iowa's most photographed geological oddities - a massive limestone block perched…
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The Bear Mound Trail visits a collection of ancient effigy mounds built by the Woodland culture people between 500 BCE a…
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Explore Big Creek Reservoir Trail in Polk City, IA. A easy 5.5-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Brushy Creek Trail in Lehigh, IA. A moderate 6.5-mile loop trail.…
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The Canyon Trail at Ledges State Park follows Pease Creek through a sandstone canyon whose walls were carved by flash fl…
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Explore Cedar Rock State Park Loop in Quasqueton, IA. A easy 2.5-mile loop trail.…
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The CCC Loop commemorates the 1930s Civilian Conservation Corps workers who built much of Backbone State Park's infrastr…
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Explore Cold Water Cave Trail in Coldwater, IA. A easy 1.5-mile out-and-back trail.…
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Explore Coralville Sugar Bottom Trail in Solon, IA. A moderate 7.0-mile loop trail.…
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The Dancehall Cave Trail leads to the park's centerpiece attraction - Iowa's largest cave system with over 1,100 feet of…
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The Devil's Backbone Trail traverses Iowa's oldest state park, established in 1919. The route crosses a narrow limestone…
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Explore Dolliver Memorial Bluff Trail in Lehigh, IA. A moderate 4.5-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Dunning Spring Waterfall Trail in Decorah, IA. A moderate 2.0-mile loop trail.…
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The East Lake Trail circles the park's main reservoir through second-growth maple and basswood forest. The lake offers t…
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Explore Effigy Mounds Trail in Harpers Ferry, IA. A moderate 3.0-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Gitchie Manitou Quartzite Trail in Larchwood, IA. A easy 2.5-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Grant Wood Scenic Trail in Marion, IA. A moderate 6.5-mile out-and-back trail.…
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Explore Hartman Reserve Nature Trail in Cedar Falls, IA. A easy 4.0-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Hickory Hill Park Trail in Iowa City, IA. A moderate 6.0-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Hitchcock Nature Center Loop in Honey Creek, IA. A moderate 5.0-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Honey Creek Rathbun Lake Trail in Moravia, IA. A moderate 6.0-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Iowa Lakeside Lab Wetland Trail in Milford, IA. A easy 3.0-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Iowa River Greenbelt Trail in Iowa City, IA. A easy 8.0-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Lacey Keosauqua Des Moines River in Keosauqua, IA. A moderate 7.5-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Lacey Keosauqua River Bend in Keosauqua, IA. A moderate 4.0-mile out-and-back trail.…
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Explore Lake Anita State Park Loop in Anita, IA. A easy 5.0-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Lake Darling Woodland Trail in Brighton, IA. A moderate 5.0-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Lake Macbride Prairie Loop in Solon, IA. A moderate 6.5-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Lake Manawa State Park Loop in Council Bluffs, IA. A easy 4.5-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Lake Wapello Trail in Drakesville, IA. A moderate 5.5-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Ledges State Park Trail in Boone, IA. A moderate 5.5-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Loess Hills Scenic Trail in Onawa, IA. A moderate 10.0-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Maquoketa Caves Loop in Maquoketa, IA. A moderate 4.0-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Mines of Spain Mississippi Bluff in Dubuque, IA. A moderate 7.0-mile loop trail.…
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The Natural Bridge at Maquoketa Caves is a 50-foot limestone arch carved by an underground stream that eroded through th…
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Explore Palisades Kepler Cedar River in Mount Vernon, IA. A moderate 6.0-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Pammel Des Moines River Trail in Winterset, IA. A moderate 4.5-mile loop trail.…
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The Pease Creek Trail follows the main waterway through Ledges State Park along the creek bottom, offering a flat and ac…
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Explore Pikes Peak Mississippi Bluff in McGregor, IA. A moderate 5.0-mile loop trail.…
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Iowa's own Pikes Peak stands 500 feet above the Mississippi River and offers one of the most dramatic overlooks in the e…
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Explore Pilot Knob Summit Trail in Forest City, IA. A easy 4.0-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Preparation Canyon Loess Canyon in Moorhead, IA. A moderate 6.0-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Pulpit Rock Upper Iowa River in Decorah, IA. A moderate 3.5-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Red Haw State Park Trail in Chariton, IA. A easy 4.0-mile loop trail.…
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The Sand Cave Trail descends to a large sandstone shelter cave carved by centuries of water erosion. The cave entrance f…
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Explore Shimek State Forest Backpack in Farmington, IA. A moderate 10.0-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Springbrook State Park Trail in Guthrie Center, IA. A moderate 5.0-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Starr Cave State Preserve Trail in Burlington, IA. A moderate 3.0-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Stone State Park Loess Bluff in Sioux City, IA. A moderate 9.0-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Turkey River Trail in Elkader, IA. A moderate 3.5-mile loop trail.…
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The Upper Ledges Trail climbs to the canyon rim where Savanna-type vegetation transitions between eastern deciduous fore…
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Explore Viking Lake State Park Trail in Stanton, IA. A easy 5.0-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Volga River Recreation Area in Fayette, IA. A moderate 10.0-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Wapsipinicon State Park Trail in Anamosa, IA. A moderate 5.0-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Waubonsie State Park Loess Trail in Hamburg, IA. A moderate 8.0-mile loop trail.…
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Explore White Pine Hollow Preserve in Luxemburg, IA. A moderate 3.5-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Wildcat Bluff Park Trail in Cedar Falls, IA. A moderate 4.0-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Wildcat Den Sawmill Trail in Muscatine, IA. A moderate 5.0-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Yellow Banks Park River Bluff in Pleasant Hill, IA. A moderate 5.5-mile loop trail.…
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Explore Yellow River State Forest Trail in Harpers Ferry, IA. A hard 9.0-mile loop trail.…
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