Chautauqua Valley Trail via Gay Lea Wilson Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Chautauqua Valley Trail via Gay Lea Wilson Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Berwick, IA. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chautauqua Valley Trail via Gay Lea Wilson Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 835–951 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.65854, -93.54762
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Chautauqua Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 1.6 miReach Chautauqua Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.8 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Gay Lea Wilson Trail 12.2 mi · ▲ 161 ft
- Gay Lea Wilson Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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