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Matsell Bridge Natural Area

Read Oak Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 58 min

Read Oak Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Matsell Bridge Natural Area near Stone City, IA. It climbs 281 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi801 – 942 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Read Oak Trail 42.13112, -91.37880
Nearest town Stone City, IA
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Read Oak Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 58 min

Elevation 802–940 ft

Out & Back · Matsell Bridge Natural Area

Trailhead: Read Oak Trail · 42.13112, -91.37880

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Read Oak Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.2 miReach Read Oak Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.2 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/read-oak-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Stone City, Iowa