Wells Fargo Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Wells Fargo Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Midwest Country Estates, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wells Fargo Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 957–1,000 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.56648, -93.83206
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Wells Fargo Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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