Ryan Property Trails Sunset Point via Backbone Forest Trails
2.4 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 53 min
Ryan Property Trails Sunset Point via Backbone Forest Trails is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Backbone State Forest near Strawberry Point, IA. The route reaches Ryan Property Trails Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Ryan Property Trails Sunset Point via Backbone Forest Trails
2.4 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 53 min
Elevation 1,051–1,148 ft
Out & Back · Backbone State Forest
Trailhead: Backbone Forest Trails · 42.64414, -91.55671
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Backbone Forest Trails, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Ryan Property Trails, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Ryan Property Trails Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Backbone Forest Trails, heading E.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:49 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:09 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:37 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Backbone Forest Trails Trailhead
- Backbone Forest Trails 2.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Backbone Forest Trails 2.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Ryan Property Trails 1.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Backbone Forest Trails 2.4 mi · ▲ 161 ft
- Backbone Forest Trails 2.3 mi · ▲ 134 ft
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