Mississippi River Trail via Discovery Trail
9 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Mississippi River Trail via Discovery Trail is a 9-mile out-and-back in Joyce Island near Lyons, IA. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mississippi River Trail via Discovery Trail
9 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Elevation 582–746 ft
Out & Back · Joyce Island
Trailhead: 41.89294, -90.17968
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Discovery Trail, heading S.
- 3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Mississippi River Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Mississippi River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Discovery Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Discovery Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Discovery Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Discovery Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 139 ft
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