Fairfield Loop (NW Segment)
2.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 56 min
Fairfield Loop (NW Segment) is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Fairfield, IA. It is mostly level, with 53 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)
2.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 56 min
Elevation 725–773 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Fairfield Loop (NW Segment) · 41.01322, -91.98711
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Fairfield Loop (NW Segment), heading S.
- 250 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.
- 350 ftTurn right, 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.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Fairfield Loop (NW Segment) Trailhead
- Bonnifield Lake–Waterworks Park Beach, 4 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Fairfield Loop (DOT-South Segment) via Fairfield Loop (NW Segment) 7.1 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Fairfield Loop (Railroad Segment) 4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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