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Iowa
Backpack Trail
0.5 mi
Distance
55 ft
Gain
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Backpack Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 55 ft
- Highest point
- 1,014 ft
- Lowest point
- 928 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- State Department of Natural Resources
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
The Backpack Trail is a short out-and-back route in Iowa covering 0.52 miles with 55 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 1014 feet.
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