Fairfield Loop (NW Segment)
6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Fairfield Loop (NW Segment) is a 6-mile out-and-back near Fairfield, IA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fairfield Loop (NW Segment)
6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 725–779 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Fairfield Loop · 41.02495, -91.96711
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start on Fairfield Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Fairfield Loop (Railroad Segment), heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Fairfield Loop (NW Segment), heading SW.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Fairfield Loop (Whitham Woods Segment), heading W.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Fairfield Loop (NW Segment), heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Fairfield Loop (Railroad Segment), heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Fairfield Loop, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:50 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:38 PM.
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