Copper Creek Lake & Youngstown Bike Trail via Gay Lea Wilson Trail
7.2 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Copper Creek Lake & Youngstown Bike Trail via Gay Lea Wilson Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Doanes Park near Pleasant Hill, IA. The route reaches Copper Creek Lake at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 302 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Copper Creek Lake & Youngstown Bike Trail via Gay Lea Wilson Trail
7.2 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 802–942 ft
Out & Back · Doanes Park
Trailhead: Doanes Park Road · 41.58351, -93.51815
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 67°F / low 61° · precip 91% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Youngstown Bike Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miReach Copper Creek Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Youngstown Bike Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Doanes Park Road Trailhead
- Youngstown Bike Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 218 ft
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