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Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt

Jack Pine Trail via Otter Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Jack Pine Trail via Otter Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt near Loring, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi817 – 820 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.79116, -93.42551
Nearest town Loring, IA
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Jack Pine Trail via Otter Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 816–820 ft

Out & Back · Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt

Trailhead: 41.79116, -93.42551

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Otter Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Jack Pine Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.8 miReach Jack Pine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Otter Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 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/jack-pine-trail-out-back-7-km

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Loring, Iowa