About mountain biking in Black Hawk County

Black Hawk County, Iowa has 12 named trails tagged for mountain biking, covering 85.0 miles, an average of 7.1 miles each. The longest is Cedar Valley Lakes Trail, at 30.7 miles. 6 run 5 miles or longer.

What the mountain biking trails in Black Hawk County are like

By length, 3 are under a mile, 3 run 1 to 5 miles, and 6 are 5 miles or longer.

Of the 5 with a difficulty rating, 5 easy. Of the 12 with measured elevation, Cedar Valley Nature Trail - La Porte City to Brandon climbs the most, about 657 ft.

All 12 mountain biking trails, longest first

Cedar Valley Lakes TrailMTB30.7 mi Cedar Prairie TrailMTB18.8 mi Cedar Valley Nature Trail - Gilbertville to La Porte CityMTB7.6 mi Cedar Valley Nature Trail - La Porte City to BrandonMTB6.7 mi Shaulis Road TrailHikeMTB6.2 mi Cedar Valley Nature Trail - Evansdale to GilbertvilleMTB6.2 mi Evansdale Bike TrailMTB3.0 mi South Riverside TrailHikeMTB2.8 mi Washington TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Gilbert Drive SidepathMTB0.8 mi Hudson Road TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Riverside TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi

← All Black Hawk County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt September 24, 2026.