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Best Hiking Trails near Altoona, Iowa



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Explore hiking trails around Altoona, Iowa. The best hike near Altoona is Lake Ahquabi Loop, a 4.3 mile loop in Lake Ahquabi State Park.


  • Hiking Trails (20)
  • Parks & Forests (36)
  1. 1
    Lake Ahquabi Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 4.3 mi
  2. 2
    Tallgrass Trail
    ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 5.9 mi
  3. 3
    Shagbark Shelter Loop via Skunk River Trail
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.4 mi
  4. 4
    Blue Heron Lake Loop
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.5 mi
  5. 5
    University Boulevard Trail Loop
    ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 6.1 mi
  6. 6
    Ada Hayden Lake
    ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 5.5 mi
  7. 7
    Martha L. Miller Drive Loop
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.7 mi
  8. 8
    Table Rock via Canyon Road
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.4 mi
  9. 9
    Blue Heron Lake Loop
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.2 mi
  10. 10
    Jordan Creek Trail Loop
    ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 5.6 mi

Ledges State Park
Lake Ahquabi State Park
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge
Farm House Museum
Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center
Green Valley State Park
Hickory Grove County Park
Hickory Grove County Park
IHAP Union 1
Iowa State Capitol
John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park
Lake Red Rock - Hickory Ridge Wilderness Campground
Louis Sullivan Jewel Box Bank
McNeese Wildlife Area
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge
Pammel State Park
Peterson Park
Peterson Park
Peterson Park
Peterson Park
Peterson Park
Pilot Mound State Forest
Pine Lake State Park
Red Haw State Park
Rock Creek State Park
Rock Creek State Park - Reichelt Unit
Union Grove State Park
Union Grove State Park
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge