Youngstown Bike Trail & Youngstown Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Youngstown Bike Trail & Youngstown Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Carbondale, IA. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi791 – 942 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Youngstown Bike Trail 41.59654, -93.50205
Nearest town Carbondale, IA

Directions

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Youngstown Bike Trail & Youngstown Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 789–942 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Youngstown Bike Trail · 41.59654, -93.50205

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Youngstown Bike Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Youngstown Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miReach Youngstown Bike Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Youngstown Bike Trail, heading E.
  5. 1.7 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

26% paved74% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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