AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Swiss Valley Nature Preserve

Ridge Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 54 min

Ridge Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Swiss Valley Nature Preserve near Ballyclough, IA. It climbs 278 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi761 – 1,047 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.42230, -90.75738
Nearest town Ballyclough, IA
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Ridge Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 54 min

Elevation 761–1,046 ft

Out & Back · Swiss Valley Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 42.42230, -90.75738

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 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/ridge-trail-out-back-bc1a

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:06 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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