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Lake Anita Loop route map
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Lake Anita State Park/Iowa

Lake Anita Loop

Anita, Iowa

4.5 mi

Distance

538 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 37m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Lake Anita Loop unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

We have no current condition data for this trail. Check with the operator before you go, and submit a report below if you've been recently.

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Elevation Profile

Min:385 ft
Max:413 ft
Gain:164 ft
Loss:164 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 385 ft and 413 ft across 4.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.385 ft394 ft404 ft413 ft0.0 mi1.1 mi2.2 mi3.4 mi4.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi406 ft
High point4.2 mi413 ft
End4.5 mi406 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by Iowa Department of Natural Resources

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Anita, IA · in or next to town
County:
Cass County, IA
Jurisdiction:
Lake Anita State Park · Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

Verify by phone or mail

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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