About mountain biking in Cerro Gordo County

Cerro Gordo County, Iowa has 19 named trails tagged for mountain biking, covering 68.2 miles, an average of 3.6 miles each. The longest is Cerro Gordo County Trail, at 21.3 miles. 4 run 5 miles or longer.

What the mountain biking trails in Cerro Gordo County are like

By length, 10 are under a mile, 5 run 1 to 5 miles, and 4 are 5 miles or longer. 1 is a loop, ending where it starts; the longest is Scoop the Loop, at 0.9 miles.

Of the 16 with a difficulty rating, 7 easy and 9 moderate. Of the 19 with measured elevation, Cerro Gordo County Trail climbs the most, about 610 ft.

All 19 mountain biking trails, longest first

Cerro Gordo County TrailMTB21.3 mi Mason City Bicycle RoutesMTB15.7 mi Shell Rock Greenbelt TrailMTB11.8 mi Clear Lake Trolly TrailHikeMTB5.7 mi NIACC Trail ExtensionHikeMTB2.2 mi Trolly TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Quarry Lake LoopHikeMTB1.1 mi River City Greenbelt Trail SystemHikeMTB1.1 mi Badlands LoopHikeMTB1.0 mi Red-Tailed Hawk LoopHikeMTB1.0 mi Whitetail LoopHikeMTB1.0 mi Scoop the LoopHikeMTB0.9 mi Barred Owl LoopHikeMTB0.9 mi RiverhawkHikeMTB0.8 mi Brewery LoopHikeMTB0.7 mi Wild Turkey LoopHikeMTB0.6 mi Swamp CruiseMTB0.5 mi Old Stage RunHikeMTB0.4 mi Gray Fox LoopHikeMTB0.4 mi

← All Cerro Gordo 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.