Chautauqua Valley Trail via Chichaqua Valley Trail
15.1 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 5 hr 10 min
Chautauqua Valley Trail via Chichaqua Valley Trail is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Mally's Park near Bondurant, IA. It climbs 271 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chautauqua Valley Trail via Chichaqua Valley Trail
15.1 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 5 hr 10 min
Elevation 828–974 ft
Out & Back · Mally's Park
Trailhead: 41.70305, -93.46315
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 6 miBear right onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Chautauqua Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miReach Chautauqua Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Chichaqua Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:44 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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