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Fourmile Creek Greenway

Strasser Woods State Preserve–Chautauqua Valley Trail, 3 sights

13.1 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 4 hr 29 min

Strasser Woods State Preserve–Chautauqua Valley Trail, 3 sights is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in Fourmile Creek Greenway near Country Estate Village, IA. The route reaches Strasser Woods State Preserve. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi801 – 951 ft13.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60794, -93.54586
Nearest town Country Estate Village, IA
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Strasser Woods State Preserve–Chautauqua Valley Trail, 3 sights

13.1 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 4 hr 29 min

Elevation 802–951 ft

Out & Back · Fourmile Creek Greenway

Trailhead: 41.60794, -93.54586

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 66°F / low 61° · precip 89% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Strasser Woods State Preserve.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 4.5 miBear left onto Chautauqua Valley Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.6 miReach Strasser Woods State Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.5 miBear right onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading NE.
  9. 4.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 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/strasser-woods-state-preserve-chautauqua-valley-trail-out-back-3-sights-21-km

Trail surface

29% paved71% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 66°F61°
Precip89%Wind11 mphUV1Humidity90%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (1.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 28% rain1 AM: 69% rain2 AM: 89% rain3 AM: 85% rain4 AM: 52% rain5 AM: 21% rain6 AM: 19% rain7 AM: 17% rain8 AM: 15% rain9 AM: 8% rain10 AM: 8% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 4% rain4 PM: 6% rain5 PM: 4% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 5% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 9% rain
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:17 PM
Mon 61°56° 43%
Tue 59°50° 20%
Wed 67°46°
Thu 57°55°
Fri 59°57° 23%
Sat 74°59° 38%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.2 mi in (~154 min). Leave by 4:22 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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