Frytown trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 52 min
Frytown trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Frytown Conservation Area near Frytown, IA. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Frytown trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 52 min
Elevation 718–795 ft
Out & Back · Frytown Conservation Area
Trailhead: Frytown trail · 41.58384, -91.71234
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Frytown trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Frytown trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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