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Joyce Island

Mississippi River Trail via Discovery Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Mississippi River Trail via Discovery Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Joyce Island near Lyons, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi581 – 600 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.86789, -90.17610
Nearest town Lyons, IA
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Mississippi River Trail via Discovery Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 582–599 ft

Out & Back · Joyce Island

Trailhead: 41.86789, -90.17610

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Transit-accessible: Main Ave and 2nd St N stop 639 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Discovery Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Mississippi River Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miReach Mississippi River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Discovery Trail, heading E.
  7. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.8 miArrive 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/mississippi-river-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

35% paved65% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Main Ave and 2nd St N stop 639 m from the trailhead

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