Competine Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Competine Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Knoxville, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
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Directions
Competine Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 889–915 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Competine Trail · 41.32271, -93.11112
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Competine Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach Competine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:43 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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