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Youngstown Bike Trail via Gay Lea Wilson Trail

12.3 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 4 hr 14 min

Youngstown Bike Trail via Gay Lea Wilson Trail is a 12.3-mile out-and-back near Altoona, IA. It climbs 281 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi810 – 951 ft13.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.64184, -93.46498
Nearest town Altoona, IA
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Youngstown Bike Trail via Gay Lea Wilson Trail

12.3 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 4 hr 14 min

Elevation 811–951 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.64184, -93.46498

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miBear left onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading N.
  5. 3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
  8. 350 ftSharp left onto Youngstown Bike Trail, heading SW.
  9. 1.7 miReach Youngstown Bike Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.7 miSharp right, heading N.
  11. 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
  12. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading N.
  14. 3 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
  16. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/youngstown-bike-trail-out-back-20-km

Trail surface

48% paved52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.2 mi in (~129 min). Leave by 4:45 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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