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Carney Marsh

Snyder Pond–Chautauqua Valley Trail, 3 sights

15.4 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 5 hr 13 min

Snyder Pond–Chautauqua Valley Trail, 3 sights is a 15.4-mile out-and-back in Carney Marsh near Carney, IA. The route reaches Snyder Pond. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 968 ft16.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70115, -93.60092
Nearest town Carney, IA
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Snyder Pond–Chautauqua Valley Trail, 3 sights

15.4 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 5 hr 13 min

Elevation 866–968 ft

Out & Back · Carney Marsh

Trailhead: 41.70115, -93.60092

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Snyder Pond.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 250 ftTurn right onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading E.
  5. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto High Trestle Trail, heading E.
  8. 400 ftContinue straight onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading E.
  9. 5.7 miSharp right onto Chautauqua Valley Trail, heading S.
  10. 1.5 miReach Snyder Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1.6 miSharp left onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading N.
  12. 5.7 miContinue straight onto High Trestle Trail, heading N.
  13. 450 ftTurn left onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  17. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 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/snyder-pond-chautauqua-valley-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

72% paved28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.4 mi in (~183 min). Leave by 3:52 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Carney, Iowa