Iowa trails · Fairfield Trail Loop
Fairfield Trail Loop
A 16.0-mile network in Iowa, with 117 ft of climbing. Reaches Reservoir Number Two and other lake destinations. Managed by Local Government.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 44% of the ascent falls between mile 17.0 and mile 25.5. It gives back about 388 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Reservoir Number Two (lake)
- Reservoir Number One (lake)
Getting there
Fairfield Trail Loop access. 41.01392, -91.96104 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:04 a.m., the sun rises at 6:33 a.m. and sets at 7:42 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:10 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 09 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 16.0-mile route takes roughly 5 h 58 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:31 p.m. — 7 h 11 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Main — 12.4 mi
- River — 20.4 mi
- Mount Pleasant Trail — 22.9 mi
- Shimek Forest Trails — 28.8 mi