Copper Creek Lake via Gay Lea Wilson Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Copper Creek Lake via Gay Lea Wilson Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Copper Creek Lake Park near Carbondale, IA. The route reaches Copper Creek Lake. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Copper Creek Lake via Gay Lea Wilson Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 798–877 ft
Out & Back · Copper Creek Lake Park
Trailhead: 41.59802, -93.50222
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miPass Copper Creek Lake.
- 0.6 miReach Copper Creek Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM — 2 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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