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Difficulty: ModerateLoop
Red Haw State Park/Iowa

Red Haw Lake

Chariton, Iowa

4.8 mi

Distance

804 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 39m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Red Haw Lake 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

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Elevation Profile

Min:295 ft
Max:314 ft
Gain:245 ft
Loss:245 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 295 ft and 314 ft across 4.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.295 ft301 ft308 ft314 ft0.0 mi1.2 mi2.4 mi3.6 mi4.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi302 ft
High point1.2 mi314 ft
End4.8 mi302 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:
Chariton, IA · about 1 mi away
County:
Lucas County, IA
Jurisdiction:
Red Haw 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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