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Backpacker Magazine Des Moines, IA: Zirbel's Trail 

Enjoy a quiet escape, plus fine lake and forest views, when you travel along the scenic Winnebago River on this 6.3-mile loop to an old brewery site and rock quarry.



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Author: Backpacker Magazine
Date: 20 Jun 2005 2:02:43 PM
Activity: Backpacking
State: Iowa (IA)
Distance: 5.3 mi  (Change units)
Survey Elevation: Total Gain: 431 ft
Total Loss: 386 ft
Net Change: 46 ft
Difficulty: 5 / 10
Tags: Des Moines, Iowa, Mason City
Rating:   2 rating(s) Rate it

TO TRAILHEAD: I-35 N to IA 122 E to US 65 N. R onto 12th St. NW, then R onto 13th St. NW. Then L onto Elm Dr. Parking area is one block on R.

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Distance: 0.51 mi Points: 30
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Distance: 3.78 mi Points: 208
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Points of Interest

ZLT001

Location: 43.164856, -93.193382
Head E along trail

ZLT002

Location: 43.166748, -93.192650
Fishing area; Masonic Grove and Old Randall's Mill ahead

ZLT003

Location: 43.170650, -93.194168
Turn R @ bridge; continue N

ZLT004

Location: 43.177303, -93.195465
Bear R; follow Winnebago River

ZLT005

Location: 43.182899, -93.192970
Following signs to North trails, turn R; turn R again at a pond of chirping frogs

ZLT006

Location: 43.184155, -93.190941
Turn R to old brewery site, then R onto Brewery Loop

ZLT007

Location: 43.187813, -93.189102
Bear R, staying along river

ZLT008

Location: 43.190849, -93.195404
Continue straight @ next three intersections

ZLT009

Location: 43.187469, -93.201187
R onto Quarry Lake Trail, circling jagged lakeshore

ZLT011

Location: 43.183960, -93.200790
Turn R onto trail

ZLT012

Location: 43.184082, -93.194557
L @ 3-way; follow road E

ZTL010

Location: 43.186253, -93.201408
R onto trali marked by fencing; head S rejoining trail back to parking lot

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