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Lake Darling Loop route map
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Lake Darling State Park/Iowa

Lake Darling Loop

Brighton, Iowa

11.2 mi

Distance

1,325 ft

Elev. Gain

4h 3m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Lake Darling 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:197 ft
Max:227 ft
Gain:404 ft
Loss:404 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 197 ft and 227 ft across 11.2 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.197 ft207 ft217 ft227 ft0.0 mi2.8 mi5.6 mi8.4 mi11.2 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi206 ft
High point4.7 mi227 ft
End11.2 mi206 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by Iowa Department of Natural Resources

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Pleasant Plain, IA · about 3 mi away
County:
Washington County, IA
Jurisdiction:
Lake Darling State Park · Iowa Department of Natural Resources

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

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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