Chautauqua Valley Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Chautauqua Valley Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Berwick, IA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 951 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67123, -93.56660
Nearest town Berwick, IA

Directions

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Chautauqua Valley Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 877–951 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.67123, -93.56660

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 67°F / low 62° · precip 81% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.3 miSharp right onto Chautauqua Valley Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.5 miReach Chautauqua Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.5 miSharp left onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 67°F62°
Precip81%Wind11 mphUV1Humidity90%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (1.1″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 23% rain1 AM: 55% rain2 AM: 81% rain3 AM: 75% rain4 AM: 53% rain5 AM: 22% rain6 AM: 22% rain7 AM: 18% rain8 AM: 13% rain9 AM: 8% rain10 AM: 9% rain11 AM: 7% rain12 PM: 3% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 4% rain4 PM: 5% rain5 PM: 5% rain6 PM: 3% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 5% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 12% rain
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:17 PM
Mon 61°56° 44%
Tue 59°50° 21%
Wed 67°46°
Thu 58°55°
Fri 59°57° 24%
Sat 74°59° 37%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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