Iowa trails · Trout Run Trail
Trout Run Trail
A 12.9-mile network in Iowa, with 244 ft of climbing.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 70% of the ascent, between mile 8.6 and mile 12.9. It gives back about 640 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
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Getting there
Trout Run Trail access. About 1 h 41 min drive (68 mi) from Independence. 43.29591, -91.79756 · 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 7:19 a.m. and sets at 6:26 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:54 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 07 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 54 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:13 p.m. — 6 h 12 min before sunset.