Jerry Kelly Trail & McVay Trail
5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Jerry Kelly Trail & McVay Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Pickard Recreation Area near Indianola, IA. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Jerry Kelly Trail & McVay Trail
5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 899–970 ft
Out & Back · Pickard Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.36711, -93.56618
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Jerry Kelly Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto McVay Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 miReach Jerry Kelly Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miSharp left onto Jerry Kelly Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Corner Pocket–Jerry Kelly Trail, 3 sights 12.9 mi · ▲ 191 ft
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