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Fairfield Loop (Whitham Woods Segment)

2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min

Fairfield Loop (Whitham Woods Segment) is a 2-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.

Elevation

0 mi725 – 771 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fairfield Loop (NW Segment) 41.01026, -91.99099
Nearest town Fairfield, IA
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Fairfield Loop (Whitham Woods Segment)

2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min

Elevation 725–772 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Fairfield Loop (NW Segment) · 41.01026, -91.99099

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Fairfield Loop (Whitham Woods Segment), heading W.
  2. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 1 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-whitham-woods-segment-out-back

Trail surface

100% paved

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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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Fairfield, Iowa