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Gay Lea Wilson Trail–Youngstown Bike Trail, 3 sights

15.2 mi · ▲ 326 ft · 5 hr 14 min

Gay Lea Wilson Trail–Youngstown Bike Trail, 3 sights is a 15.2-mile out-and-back near Altoona, IA. It climbs 326 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi791 – 961 ft16.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gay Lea Wilson Trail 41.65141, -93.45492
Nearest town Altoona, IA
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Gay Lea Wilson Trail–Youngstown Bike Trail, 3 sights

15.2 mi · ▲ 326 ft · 5 hr 14 min

Elevation 789–960 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Gay Lea Wilson Trail · 41.65141, -93.45492

Weather Sep 22: Drizzle, high 59°F / low 56° · precip 19% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

  1. Start on Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.7 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  9. 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
  10. 350 ftSharp left onto Youngstown Bike Trail, heading S.
  11. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Youngstown Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.6 miReach Gay Lea Wilson Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Youngstown Bike Trail, heading E.
  14. 1.7 miSharp right, heading N.
  15. 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
  16. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading N.
  18. 2.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  19. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  20. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  22. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 0.5 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-youngstown-bike-trail-out-back-3-sights-24-km

Trail surface

64% paved36% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 59°F56°
Precip19%Wind10 mphUV1Humidity93%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 19% rain1 AM: 13% rain2 AM: 9% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 8% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 9% rain7 AM: 8% rain8 AM: 11% rain9 AM: 13% rain10 AM: 9% rain11 AM: 8% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 7% rain2 PM: 8% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 3% rain5 PM: 4% rain6 PM: 6% rain7 PM: 4% rain8 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:13 PM
Wed 64°54°
Thu 66°54° 18%
Fri 60°59° 34%
Sat 68°59° 63%
Sun 71°57° 26%
Mon 72°59° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.0 mi in (~149 min). Leave by 4:24 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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