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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park

Gate House Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Gate House Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Lacey-Keosauqua State Park near Keosauqua, IA. It climbs 253 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi574 – 758 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gate House Trail 40.70056, -91.99105
Nearest town Keosauqua, IA
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Gate House Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 576–759 ft

Out & Back · Lacey-Keosauqua State Park

Trailhead: Gate House Trail · 40.70056, -91.99105

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

  1. Start on Gate House Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.8 miReach Gate House Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.7 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/gate-house-trail-out-back-6-km

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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