Cardinal Flower Trail & Otter Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Cardinal Flower Trail & Otter Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt near Farrar, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Cardinal Flower Trail & Otter Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 812–818 ft
Out & Back · Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt
Trailhead: 41.77668, -93.41563
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Otter Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto Cardinal Flower Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Otter Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Otter Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Jack Pine Trail & Otter Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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