About hiking in Clayton County

Clayton County, Iowa has 16 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 16.1 miles, an average of 1.0 mile each. The longest is Pony Hollow Trail, at 3.4 miles.

What the hiking trails in Clayton County are like

By length, 11 are under a mile and 5 run 1 to 5 miles.

Of the 16 with measured elevation, Chinquapin Ridge Trail climbs the most, about 620 ft.

All 16 hiking trails, longest first

Pony Hollow TrailHike3.4 mi Chinquapin Ridge TrailHike2.4 mi Point Ann TrailHike2.4 mi Horn Hollow Loop TrailHike1.8 mi Weeping Rock TrailHike1.5 mi Trail to Marching Bear Group at the Effigy Mounds National MonumentHike0.6 mi Trail to Marching Bear Group of Effigy MoundsHike0.6 mi Bridal Veil TrailHike0.6 mi West Hickory Ridge TrailHike0.5 mi Bluebird TrailHike0.5 mi Ponu Hollow TrailHike0.4 mi Spur Trail to an unnamed mound group with overlook at Effigy Mounds National MonumentHike0.4 mi East Hickory Ridge TrailHike0.4 mi Deer Ridge TrailHike0.2 mi Myotis TrailHike0.2 mi Whispering Pines TrailHike0.2 mi

← All Clayton 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 October 4, 2026.