Blue Trail & Yellow Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Blue Trail & Yellow Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Matsell Bridge Natural Area near Jackson, IA. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Blue Trail & Yellow Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 789–884 ft
Out & Back · Matsell Bridge Natural Area
Trailhead: Green Trail · 42.14342, -91.39235
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Green Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Purple Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Yellow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Green Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Green Trail Trailhead
- B Trail & Purple Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- B Trail & Black Trail via Purple Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Purple Trail 4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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