About hiking in Johnson County

Johnson County, Iowa has 82 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 245 miles, an average of 3.0 miles each. The longest is Clear Creek Trail, at 61.7 miles. 9 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Johnson County are like

By length, 42 are under a mile, 31 run 1 to 5 miles, and 9 are 5 miles or longer. 24 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Iowa River Trail - Waterworks Prairie Park to North Liberty, at 6.6 miles.

Of the 80 with measured elevation, Cedar Valley Trail climbs the most, about 1,276 ft.

All 82 hiking trails, longest first

Clear Creek TrailHikeMTB61.7 mi Iowa River Trail - Terry Trueblood to Waterworks Prairie ParkHike35.8 mi Iowa River Corridor TrailHikeMTB14.3 mi Hoover Nature TrailHikeMTB11.5 mi Woodpecker TrailHike10.9 mi Solon TrailHike9.0 mi Iowa River Trail - Waterworks Prairie Park to North LibertyHike6.6 mi South Snowmobile TrailHike5.1 mi Cedar Valley TrailHike5.1 mi Prairie TrailHike5.0 mi Field Campus TrailHike4.7 mi Osprey TrailHike4.3 mi North Shore TrailHike4.3 mi Raptor Ridge TrailHike2.9 mi White Pine TrailHike2.9 mi Lake TrailHike2.7 mi North Snowmobile TrailHike2.5 mi Eagle Lakeshore TrailHike2.3 mi Beach to Dam TrailHike2.2 mi Great Horned Owl TrailHike2.2 mi Osprey Hack Tower TrailHike2.0 mi Mushroom Forest TrailHike1.9 mi Frytown trailHike1.7 mi Harrier Sky View TrailHike1.7 mi Iowa River TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Barred Owl Hollow TrailHike1.6 mi Hunter's Run TrailHike1.6 mi Woodpecker Nature TrailHike1.6 mi Tailwater RiverwalkHike1.5 mi South Prairie TrailHike1.4 mi Screech Owl TrailHike1.3 mi Blue Jay WalkHike1.2 mi Mushroom Shore TrailHike1.2 mi Vulture Valley TrailHike1.1 mi Clear Creek Trail extensionHikeMTB1.1 mi Weasel Run TrailHike1.1 mi Falcon View TrailHike1.1 mi Brock's Bridge TrailHike1.1 mi Crossover TrailHike1.1 mi North Star TrailHike1.0 mi Twin Fawns TrailHike1.0 mi Conservation Education Center TrailHike0.9 mi Chili Pepper TrailHike0.9 mi Iowa River CorridorHikeMTB0.9 mi Whispering Meadows Wetlands ParkHike0.8 mi Bike Trail 201HikeMTB0.8 mi Valley View TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Gooseberry Hill TrailHike0.7 mi Pine Ridge TrailHike0.7 mi Hawk Ravine TrailHike0.7 mi Squire ShoreHike0.7 mi Squire Shore TrailHike0.7 mi Scott-BeechHikeMTB0.7 mi Main TrailHike0.7 mi Ice House LoopHikeMTB0.6 mi Creekside LoopHike0.5 mi For the Birds LoopHikeMTB0.5 mi 1st Avenue LoopHike0.5 mi UIowa Lower Finkbine TrailHike0.5 mi Hickory LoopHike0.5 mi Tejas Vin TrailHike0.5 mi East Prairie LoopHike0.5 mi Squire PointHike0.5 mi Squire Point TrailHike0.5 mi West Prairie LoopHike0.4 mi Brinblock PathHike0.4 mi Hack Tower TrailHike0.4 mi South PrairieHike0.4 mi North PrairieHike0.4 mi Foundation Skills AreaHikeMTB0.4 mi Veterans TrailHike0.3 mi Conklin TrailHike0.3 mi Hickory TrailHike0.2 mi 101bHikeMTB0.2 mi Longfellow Nature TrailHike0.2 mi 204xHikeMTB0.2 mi Spillway TrailHike0.2 mi Stone Bridge EstatesHikeMTB0.2 mi Timber Ridge TrailHike0.2 mi Twin Oaks TrailHike0.2 mi William Whiting WayHikeMTB0.2 mi Hickory HillHike0.1 mi

← All Johnson 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.