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 19.5 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. 43.40025, -95.11790 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:13 a.m., the sun rises at 6:43 a.m. and sets at 7:57 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:27 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 15 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 2:47 p.m. — 5 h 11 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Iowa Great Lakes Recreational Trail — 3.9 mi