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Donnelly Park

Boyson Trail & Indian Creek Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Boyson Trail & Indian Creek Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Donnelly Park near Marion, IA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 837 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.04861, -91.60637
Nearest town Marion, IA
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Boyson Trail & Indian Creek Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 777–837 ft

Out & Back · Donnelly Park

Trailhead: 42.04861, -91.60637

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 350 ftTurn right onto Indian Creek Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right onto Boyson Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.8 miReach Indian Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Indian Creek Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 300 ftArrive 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/boyson-trail-indian-creek-trail-out-back-6-km-b696

Trail surface

29% gravel5% paved66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Marion, Iowa