Dragoon Trail - Des Moines to Lake Red Rock

Hiking Very hard Pleasant Hill, Iowa

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Distance73.84 km

Elevation gain833 m

Elevation loss828 m

Estimated time19 h

Altitude maximum280 m

Altitude minimum222 m

TypeLoop

DifficultyVery hard

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73.84 km loop hiking starting from Pleasant Hill.

This hike includes 5 significant climbs. With a total elevation gain of 298 m across 10.30 km, with an average slope of 2.9%.

Climb 1 (at km 66.18 km): +45 m over 1.34 km, average slope 3.4%
Climb 2 (at km 79.90 km): +53 m over 1.05 km, average slope 5.1%
Climb 3 (at km 91.83 km): +51 m over 1.93 km, average slope 2.7%
Climb 4 (at km 98.73 km): +45 m over 2.11 km, average slope 2.1%
Climb 5 (at km 130.13 km): +104 m over 3.89 km, average slope 2.7%

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