Quietest hikes in Iowa
The highest acoustic-wildness scores: the routes where road noise, towns, and machinery are least audible, by distance and by the terrain in the way.
These are the 25 quietest hikes Ambleway has measured in Iowa, from 84% quiet at the top of the board to 74% quiet at the bottom. They run from 1.9 to 7.6 miles. The biggest climb on the board is Gate House Trail, gaining 585 ft. They lie across 5 named parks, forests, and preserves.
- 507th Lane 2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 84% quiet
- 277th Street & Cedar Avenue 4.6 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 84% quiet
- 66th Street 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 81% quiet
- 342nd Avenue 1.9 mi · ▲ 179 ft · 80% quiet
- Maquoketa River Canoe Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 80% quiet
- 325th Avenue 2.9 mi · ▲ 264 ft · 78% quiet
- 517th Lane 2.1 mi · ▲ 156 ft · 78% quiet
- Volga River State Recreation Area Sunset Point 2.5 mi · ▲ 255 ft · 77% quiet
- 150th Street 4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 76% quiet
- Knapp Avenue 2 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 76% quiet
- 60th Street 2 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 75% quiet
- F Avenue 2.6 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 75% quiet
- Bunker Hill Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 75% quiet
- 130th Street 2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 75% quiet
- Polk Street Sunset Point & Polk Street 2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 75% quiet
- 130th Street & M Avenue 4.3 mi · ▲ 313 ft · 75% quiet
- Gate House Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 585 ft · 74% quiet
- West River Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 74% quiet
- 310th Avenue 2 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 74% quiet
- Shaw Place 2.3 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 74% quiet
- Frog Hollow Viewpoint–Frog Hollow Trail Loop, 4 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 482 ft · 74% quiet
- 250th Street & C Avenue 3.5 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 74% quiet
- Frog Hollow Trail–Lima Trail Loop, 4 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 74% quiet
- 29th Avenue 6 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 74% quiet
- N Avenue 2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 74% quiet