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Sugar Bottom Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
Coralville Lake Ia — Sugar Bottom Campground/Iowa

Sugar Bottom Trail

Solon, Iowa

6.9 mi

Distance

1,089 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 33m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Sugar Bottom Trail is a loop trail in Coralville Lake Ia — Sugar Bottom Campground, managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers, in Johnson County, Iowa. It is 6.9 miles long. The nearest town is North Liberty, Iowa, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:208 ft
Max:254 ft
Gain:332 ft
Loss:332 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 208 ft and 254 ft across 6.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.208 ft223 ft239 ft254 ft0.0 mi1.7 mi3.4 mi5.1 mi6.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi217 ft
High point0.9 mi254 ft
End6.9 mi217 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by US Army Corps of Engineers

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Where it is

Nearest town:
North Liberty, IA · about 1 mi away
County:
Johnson County, IA
Jurisdiction:
Coralville Lake Ia — Sugar Bottom Campground · US Army Corps of Engineers

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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