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Carney Marsh

Gay Lea Wilson Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Gay Lea Wilson Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Carney Marsh near Berwick, IA. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 968 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gay Lea Wilson Trail 41.67022, -93.56724
Nearest town Berwick, IA
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Gay Lea Wilson Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Elevation 866–966 ft

Out & Back · Carney Marsh

Trailhead: Gay Lea Wilson Trail · 41.67022, -93.56724

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading NE.
  2. 4.4 miContinue straight onto High Trestle Trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading N.
  5. 4.3 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/gay-lea-wilson-trail-out-back-14-km-a08f

Trail surface

56% paved44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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