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Iowa
Elk Run
0.5 mi
Distance
139 ft
Gain
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Elk Run
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 139 ft
- Highest point
- 1,364 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,187 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- State Department of Natural Resources
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Elk Run is a short out-and-back trail in Iowa covering 0.50 miles with 139 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 1,364 feet.
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