Iowa trails · Spine Trail
Spine Trail
A 10.8-mile out-and-back in Iowa, with 83 ft of climbing. Reaches Brooks Beach and other beach destinations. Managed by County Parish Borough.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 10.8 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Brooks Beach (beach)
- Fillenworth Beach (beach)
Getting there
Spine Trail junction. 43.41845, -95.10705 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:04 a.m., the sun rises at 7:32 a.m. and sets at 6:39 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:08 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 06 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 21.6-mile round trip takes roughly 8 h 04 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:37 p.m. — 3 h 02 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Iowa Great Lakes Recreational Trail — 5.2 mi