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Iowa, United States

Hiking trails near West Des Moines

There are 43 mapped hiking routes within 40 km of West Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Together they cover 669 kilometres of walking, with an average route length of 15.5 km and 342 m (1,122 ft) of climbing.

43
Trails
40 km
Search radius
24
Easy routes
1.0 km
Closest

The spread is genuinely broad: 24 routes rated easy, 9 moderate and 10 hard or harder. The terrain that comes up most often is mountain, river, lake.

The most reliable season overall is varies by region. If you are only here for a weekend, ADT - Iowa - K - Seg 4, Dragoon Trail - Des Moines to Lake Red Rock, Dragoon Trail - Boone to Des Moines are the routes people return to.

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