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Iowa
Big Sioux
0.8 mi
Distance
209 ft
Gain
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Big Sioux
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 209 ft
- Highest point
- 1,299 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,104 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- State Department of Natural Resources
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Big Sioux is a short out-and-back trail in Iowa covering 0.85 miles with 209 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 1,299 feet.
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