Youngstown Bike Trail & Youngstown Trail via Gay Lea Wilson Trail
11.5 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 3 hr 58 min
Youngstown Bike Trail & Youngstown Trail via Gay Lea Wilson Trail is an 11.5-mile out-and-back near Altoona, IA. It climbs 253 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi791 – 942 ft11.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.64221, -93.48388
Nearest town Altoona, IA
Directions
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Youngstown Bike Trail & Youngstown Trail via Gay Lea Wilson Trail
11.5 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 3 hr 58 min
Elevation 789–942 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.64221, -93.48388
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading SW.
- 2.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Youngstown Bike Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Youngstown Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Youngstown Bike Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Youngstown Bike Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 miSharp right, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading N.
- 2.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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 surface
60% paved40% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.1 mi in (~101 min). Leave by 5:16 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Gay Lea Wilson Trail 7 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Gay Lea Wilson Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Copper Creek Lake via Gay Lea Wilson Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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