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Morgan Creek County Park

Morgan Creek Trail

4 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Morgan Creek Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Morgan Creek County Park near Covington, IA. It is mostly level, with 59 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi758 – 827 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.98940, -91.76755
Nearest town Covington, IA
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Morgan Creek Trail

4 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 758–827 ft

Out & Back · Morgan Creek County Park

Trailhead: 41.98940, -91.76755

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Morgan Creek Trail, heading NW.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 2 miReach Morgan Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 50 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/morgan-creek-trail-out-back-6-km-26c9

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Covington, Iowa