Discovery Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Discovery Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Clinton Stock Yards, IA. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Discovery Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 577–654 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Discovery Trail · 41.81575, -90.24206
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Discovery Trail, heading E.
- 2.9 miReach Discovery Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.9 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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