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Wildcat Den Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
Wildcat Den State Park/Iowa

Wildcat Den Trail

Muscatine, Iowa

4.0 mi

Distance

627 ft

Elev. Gain

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Wildcat Den Trail 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:186 ft
Max:233 ft
Gain:191 ft
Loss:191 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 186 ft and 233 ft across 4.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.186 ft202 ft217 ft233 ft0.0 mi1.0 mi2.0 mi3.0 mi4.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi187 ft
High point1.3 mi233 ft
End4.0 mi187 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:
Montpelier, IA · about 3 mi away
County:
Muscatine County, IA
Jurisdiction:
Wildcat Den 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

  • Operator:(563) 263-4337
  • Address:1884 Wildcat Den Road, Muscatine, IA 52761 · IA
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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