Fairfield Loop (Railroad Segment)
4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Fairfield Loop (Railroad Segment) is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Fairfield, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fairfield Loop (Railroad Segment)
4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 742–779 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Fairfield Loop (NW Segment) · 41.01322, -91.98711
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Fairfield Loop (NW Segment), heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Fairfield Loop (Railroad Segment), heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Fairfield Loop (Railroad Segment), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miArrive 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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Weather
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.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Fairfield Loop (NW Segment) Trailhead
- Fairfield Loop (NW Segment) 2.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- 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
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