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Bellevue State Park

Bluff Viewpoint–Bluff Trail, 3 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 57 min

Bluff Viewpoint–Bluff Trail, 3 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Bellevue State Park near Bellevue, IA. The route reaches Bluff Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 174 ft of elevation gain. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi764 – 866 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Deer Trail 42.22724, -90.40946
Nearest town Bellevue, IA
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Bluff Viewpoint–Bluff Trail, 3 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 57 min

Elevation 765–866 ft

Out & Back · Bellevue State Park

Trailhead: Deer Trail · 42.22724, -90.40946

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Deer Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bluff Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftPass Bluff Viewpoint.
  4. 0.9 miReach Bluff Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right onto Deer Trail, heading W.
  6. 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/bluff-viewpoint-bluff-trail-out-back-3-sights

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Bellevue, Iowa