Wells Fargo Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Wells Fargo Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Commerce, IA. It is mostly level, with 53 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
3.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 957–1,000 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: West Wells Fargo Trail · 41.55984, -93.80387
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Transit-accessible: S 68th St & E Wells Fargo Entrance stop 439 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wells Fargo Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:44 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: S 68th St & E Wells Fargo Entrance stop 439 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from West Wells Fargo Trail Trailhead
- Wells Fargo Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Jordan Creek Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Wells Fargo Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- East Wells Fargo Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- East Wells Fargo Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- East Wells Fargo Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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