Wells Fargo Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Wells Fargo Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Valley View Park near Campbell, IA. It is mostly level, with 81 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
6.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 957–1,000 ft
Out & Back · Valley View Park
Trailhead: 41.56935, -93.82827
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 S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 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.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 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.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miArrive 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 (~21 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Knolls Greenway Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Knolls Greenway Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- 50th Street Trail & Jordan Creek Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Wells Fargo Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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