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Carney Marsh

Gay Lea Wilson Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Gay Lea Wilson Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Carney Marsh near Berwick, IA. It is mostly level, with 109 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: Unnamed 41.67123, -93.56660
Nearest town Berwick, IA
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Gay Lea Wilson Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Elevation 866–966 ft

Out & Back · Carney Marsh

Trailhead: 41.67123, -93.56660

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading NE.
  3. 4.3 miContinue straight onto High Trestle Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading N.
  6. 4.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftArrive 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-a13f

Trail surface

55% paved45% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:17 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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