Mink Run Wildlife Area

135th Street & Baker Avenue

3.7 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 1 hr 22 min

135th Street & Baker Avenue is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Mink Run Wildlife Area near Lisbon, IA. It climbs 260 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi771 – 892 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Baker Avenue 41.88350, -91.34686
Nearest town Lisbon, IA

Directions

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135th Street & Baker Avenue

3.7 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 770–892 ft

Out & Back · Mink Run Wildlife Area

Trailhead: Baker Avenue · 41.88350, -91.34686

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on 135th Street, heading N.
  2. 1.9 miReach Baker Avenue, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead