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Whitewater Canyon Wildlife Area

Lost Canyon Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 568 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Lost Canyon Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Whitewater Canyon Wildlife Area near Fillmore, IA. It climbs 568 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi817 – 1,027 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Overlook Trail 42.29474, -90.90042
Nearest town Fillmore, IA
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Lost Canyon Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 568 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 818–1,025 ft

Out & Back · Whitewater Canyon Wildlife Area

Trailhead: Overlook Trail · 42.29474, -90.90042

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Overlook Trail, heading NW.
  2. 400 ftTurn left onto Lost Canyon Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.5 miReach Lost Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.5 miTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading E.
  5. 400 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/lost-canyon-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Fillmore, Iowa