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Winnebago River Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
Iowa

Winnebago River Trail

Mason City, Iowa

6.1 mi

Distance

548 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 7m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Winnebago River 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.

The managing agency 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:328 ft
Max:349 ft
Gain:167 ft
Loss:167 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 328 ft and 349 ft across 6.1 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.328 ft335 ft342 ft349 ft0.0 mi1.5 mi3.0 mi4.6 mi6.1 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi344 ft
High point0.3 mi349 ft
End6.1 mi344 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Mason City, IA · in or next to town
County:
Cerro Gordo County, IA

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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