Bridge Trail via Clay Hill Trail
2 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 45 min
Bridge Trail via Clay Hill Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Homer, IA. It is mostly level, with 174 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi945 – 1,083 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hackberry Trail 42.36892, -93.98338
Nearest town Homer, IA
Directions
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Bridge Trail via Clay Hill Trail
2 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 45 min
Elevation 946–1,084 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Hackberry Trail · 42.36892, -93.98338
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hackberry Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Clay Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Bridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Clay Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Hackberry Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
56% dirt44% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:19 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 1 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hackberry Trail Trailhead
- Lake Trail & Preserve Trail 9.1 mi · ▲ 210 ft
- Lake Trail & Meadow Trail via Preserve Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- Brushy Creek–Meadow Trail, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 318 ft
- Clay Hill Trail–Lake Trail, 4 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 288 ft
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