Sac & Fox Trail
8.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 45 min
Sac & Fox Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Sac and Fox Trail City Park near Vernon View, IA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi699 – 751 ft9.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.98630, -91.60008
Nearest town Vernon View, IA
Directions
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Sac & Fox Trail
8.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 45 min
Elevation 700–750 ft
Out & Back · Sac and Fox Trail City Park
Trailhead: 41.98630, -91.60008
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading SE.
- 2.8 miContinue straight onto Maple, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Maple, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left onto Maple, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Bird Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Wood Duck Way, heading E.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Bird Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Maple, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Maple, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Maple, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading NW.
- 2.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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 surface
67% gravel5% dirt2% grass26% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:09 PM
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