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Dale Maffitt Reservoir Park

Dale Maffitt Reservoir

6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Dale Maffitt Reservoir is a 6-mile out-and-back in Dale Maffitt Reservoir Park near Commerce, IA. The route reaches Dale Maffitt Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi922 – 971 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.51259, -93.78750
Nearest town Commerce, IA
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Dale Maffitt Reservoir

6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 922–972 ft

Out & Back · Dale Maffitt Reservoir Park

Trailhead: 41.51259, -93.78750

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Dale Maffitt Reservoir.
  3. 3 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 250 ftReach Dale Maffitt Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dale-maffitt-reservoir-out-back-10-km

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead

Hikes near Commerce, Iowa