AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Joyce Island

Discovery Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Discovery Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Joyce Island near Lyons, IA. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi581 – 758 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89607, -90.17747
Nearest town Lyons, IA
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Discovery Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 582–758 ft

Out & Back · Joyce Island

Trailhead: 41.89607, -90.17747

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Transit-accessible: Central Transfer Point (6th Ave S) stop 308 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 2 miTurn right onto Discovery Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 1.7 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/discovery-trail-out-back-15-km

Trail surface

61% paved39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Central Transfer Point (6th Ave S) stop 308 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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