Mines of Spain State Recreation Area
Mesquakie Trail & Pine Chapel Trail via Calcite Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Mesquakie Trail & Pine Chapel Trail via Calcite Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Mines of Spain State Recreation Area near South Switch Junction, IA. It is mostly level, with 243 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mesquakie Trail & Pine Chapel Trail via Calcite Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 598–753 ft
Out & Back · Mines of Spain State Recreation Area
Trailhead: Calcite Trail · 42.46650, -90.64696
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 67°F / low 59° · precip 73% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mines of Spain Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Calcite Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mesquakie Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Pine Chapel Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Mesquakie Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mesquakie Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Calcite Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Mines of Spain Road, heading NE.
- 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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