Gay Lea Wilson Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Gay Lea Wilson Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Pleasant Hill, IA. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gay Lea Wilson Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 791–896 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Gay Lea Wilson Trail · 41.58327, -93.53185
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading N.
- 2.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 2.8 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:43 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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