Cardinal Flower Trail & Otter Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Cardinal Flower Trail & Otter Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt near Loring, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cardinal Flower Trail & Otter Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 816–823 ft
Out & Back · Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt
Trailhead: 41.80187, -93.44464
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Otter Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Cardinal Flower Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Otter Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Otter Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1.5 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 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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