Bonnifield Lake–Waterworks Park Beach, 4 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Bonnifield Lake–Waterworks Park Beach, 4 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Waterworks Park near Fairfield, IA. The route passes Bonnifield Lake and Waterworks Park Beach before reaching Bonnifield Lake at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bonnifield Lake–Waterworks Park Beach, 4 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 742–780 ft
Out & Back · Waterworks Park
Trailhead: Fairfield Loop (NW Segment) · 41.01322, -91.98711
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Fairfield Loop (NW Segment), heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Fairfield Loop (Railroad Segment), heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Fairfield Loop (B Street Segment), heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Bonnifield Lake.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Waterworks Park Beach.
- 200 ftReach Bonnifield Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Fairfield Loop (Railroad Segment), heading N.
- 2.2 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:50 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:38 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Fairfield Loop (NW Segment) Trailhead
- Fairfield Loop (NW Segment) 2.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Fairfield Loop (DOT-South Segment) via Fairfield Loop (NW Segment) 7.1 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Fairfield Loop (Railroad Segment) 4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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