McVay Trail via Summerset Trail
6.9 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 2 hr 20 min
McVay Trail via Summerset Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Pickard Recreation Area near Indianola, IA. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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McVay Trail via Summerset Trail
6.9 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 899–964 ft
Out & Back · Pickard Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.38414, -93.54724
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Summerset Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miBear left onto McVay Trail, heading SW.
- 1.9 miReach McVay Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miBear right onto Summerset Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn 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 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Summerset Trail 8.8 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Summerset Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 133 ft
- Jerry Kelly Trail via Summerset Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Summerset Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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