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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Chautauqua Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miReach Chautauqua Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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
Weather
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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Gay Lea Wilson Trail 11.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Gay Lea Wilson Trail 11.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Gay Lea Wilson Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Gay Lea Wilson Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Gay Lea Wilson Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Gay Lea Wilson Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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