Strasser Woods State Preserve & Gay Lea Wilson Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Strasser Woods State Preserve & Gay Lea Wilson Trail is a 3.3-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 85 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Strasser Woods State Preserve & Gay Lea Wilson Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 802–930 ft
Out & Back · Fourmile Creek Greenway
Trailhead: 41.62665, -93.54904
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 67°F / low 62° · precip 87% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Strasser Woods State Preserve.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftReach Strasser Woods State Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Gay Lea Wilson Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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