Copperas Beds–Center Lodge Trail, 3 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 532 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Copperas Beds–Center Lodge Trail, 3 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Dolliver Memorial State Park near Border Plains, IA. The route reaches Copperas Beds. It climbs 532 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Copperas Beds–Center Lodge Trail, 3 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 532 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 955–1,115 ft
Out & Back · Dolliver Memorial State Park
Trailhead: 42.40164, -94.08194
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Boneyard Hollow, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Center Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Copperas Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftReach Copperas Beds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp left onto Center Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Center Lodge Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Boneyard Hollow, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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