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Dale Maffitt Reservoir Park

Dale Maffitt Reservoir

1.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 28 min

Dale Maffitt Reservoir is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in Dale Maffitt Reservoir Park near Commerce, IA. The route reaches Dale Maffitt Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi932 – 965 ft1.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.51289, -93.79973
Nearest town Commerce, IA
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Dale Maffitt Reservoir

1.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 28 min

Elevation 931–963 ft

Out & Back · Dale Maffitt Reservoir Park

Trailhead: 41.51289, -93.79973

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Dale Maffitt Reservoir.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miReach Dale Maffitt Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dale-maffitt-reservoir-out-back-2-km

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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