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Iowa trails · Trout Run Trail

Trout Run Trail

A 12.9-mile network in Iowa, with 256 ft of climbing.

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Length
12.9 mi
Elevation gain
256 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
27%
Steepest mile
+233 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.3 mi
Shape
network
Bikes
yes

Elevation profile

840 – 1,096 ft13579111315

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 640 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Trout Run Trail

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Heads up

Terrain graded T2 (SAC scale).

Getting there

Trout Run Trail access. 43.29591, -91.79756 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:00 a.m., the sun rises at 6:29 a.m. and sets at 7:44 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:13 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 15 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 12.9-mile route takes roughly 4 h 55 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:24 a.m. — 8 h 20 min before sunset.