Rock Creek Lake & Rock Creek Recreation Bike Trail
11.4 mi · ▲ 494 ft · 4 hr 3 min
Rock Creek Lake & Rock Creek Recreation Bike Trail is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Rock Creek State Park near Grinnell, IA. The route reaches Rock Creek Lake at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 494 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rock Creek Lake & Rock Creek Recreation Bike Trail
11.4 mi · ▲ 494 ft · 4 hr 3 min
Elevation 881–1,023 ft
Out & Back · Rock Creek State Park
Trailhead: Rock Creek Recreation Bike Trail · 41.75334, -92.73781
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rock Creek Recreation Bike Trail, heading W.
- 5.7 miReach Rock Creek Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:53 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:13 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:41 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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