About hiking in Guthrie County

Guthrie County, Iowa has 15 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 26.0 miles, an average of 1.7 miles each. The longest is Main Loop Trail, at 5.5 miles. 1 runs 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Guthrie County are like

By length, 6 are under a mile, 8 run 1 to 5 miles, and 1 is 5 miles or longer. 2 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Little Dipper Trail, at 1.9 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 4 easy and 11 moderate. Of the 15 with measured elevation, Long Creek Trail climbs the most, about 1,366 ft.

All 15 hiking trails, longest first

Main Loop TrailHike5.5 mi Long Creek TrailHikeMTB4.4 mi Big Dipper TrailHikeMTB3.0 mi White Oak TrailHike2.7 mi Little Dipper TrailHike1.9 mi Lake TrailHike1.2 mi River TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Bobcat TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Pond Hopper TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi White Tail TrailHike1.0 mi Shooting Star TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Redrock SpurHikeMTB0.8 mi Sunrise TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Redrock ClimbHikeMTB0.4 mi Excercise pathHike0.3 mi

← All Guthrie 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 25, 2026.