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Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt

Jack Pine Trail & Otter Trail

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Jack Pine Trail & Otter Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt near Loring, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi817 – 820 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jack Pine Trail 41.79448, -93.42959
Nearest town Loring, IA
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Jack Pine Trail & Otter Trail

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 816–819 ft

Out & Back · Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt

Trailhead: Jack Pine Trail · 41.79448, -93.42959

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Jack Pine Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miSharp right onto Otter Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miReach Jack Pine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Jack Pine Trail, heading S.
  9. 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/jack-pine-trail-otter-trail-out-back-5-km

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Loring, Iowa