Iowa trails · Fairfield Trail Loop
Fairfield Trail Loop
A 16.0-mile network in Iowa, with 116 ft of climbing. Reaches Reservoir Number Two and other lake destinations. Managed by Local Government.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 322 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. About 2 min drive (1 mi) from Fairfield. 41.01392, -91.96104 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:50 a.m., the sun rises at 7:17 a.m. and sets at 6:29 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:56 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 11 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 1:16 p.m. — 5 h 13 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Main — 12.5 mi
- River — 20.0 mi
- Mount Pleasant Trail — 22.9 mi
- Shimek Forest Trails — 28.8 mi