AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Fairfield Loop (NW Segment)

3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Fairfield Loop (NW Segment) is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Fairfield, IA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi725 – 774 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.01009, -91.97943
Nearest town Fairfield, IA
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Fairfield Loop (NW Segment)

3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 725–775 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.01009, -91.97943

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left onto Fairfield Loop (NW Segment), heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Fairfield Loop (Whitham Woods Segment), heading W.
  5. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Fairfield Loop (NW Segment), heading E.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  9. 0.5 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/fairfield-loop-nw-segment-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

62% paved38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:10 PM

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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