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Swiss Valley Nature Preserve

Bluebird Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 1 hr

Bluebird Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Swiss Valley Nature Preserve near Ballyclough, IA. It is mostly level, with 204 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi761 – 879 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.42230, -90.75738
Nearest town Ballyclough, IA
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Bluebird Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 761–880 ft

Out & Back · Swiss Valley Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 42.42230, -90.75738

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Bluebird Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miReach Bluebird Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bluebird-trail-out-back-b59b

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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