AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Joyce Island

Discovery Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Discovery Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Joyce Island near Lyons, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi581 – 600 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.86789, -90.17610
Nearest town Lyons, IA
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Discovery Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 582–599 ft

Out & Back · Joyce Island

Trailhead: 41.86789, -90.17610

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

Transit-accessible: Main Ave and 2nd St N stop 639 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Discovery Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 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. 0.8 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-7-km

Trail surface

20% paved80% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Main Ave and 2nd St N stop 639 m from the trailhead

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