Wells Fargo Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Wells Fargo Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back 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
4.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 957–1,000 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.56004, -93.81846
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.7 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 E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:56 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
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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