Fairfield Loop (NW Segment)
5.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Fairfield Loop (NW Segment) is a 5.8-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.
Elevation
0 mi725 – 778 ft6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.02385, -91.96848
Nearest town Fairfield, IA
Directions
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Fairfield Loop (NW Segment)
5.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 725–779 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.02385, -91.96848
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Fairfield Loop (Railroad Segment), heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn 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.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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
73% paved1% dirt26% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:10 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM — 2 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Fairfield Loop (NW Segment) 6 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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- Reservoir Number Two–Bonnifield Lake, 5 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Bonnifield Lake–Waterworks Park Beach, 4 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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