Jack Pine Trail & Otter Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Jack Pine Trail & Otter Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt near Farrar, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi814 – 820 ft4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77668, -93.41563
Nearest town Farrar, IA
Directions
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Jack Pine Trail & Otter Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 812–819 ft
Out & Back · Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt
Trailhead: 41.77668, -93.41563
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Otter Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Jack Pine Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftReach Otter Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Otter Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Cardinal Flower Trail & Otter Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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