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Decorah Ice Cave – River Trail loop from Decorah

Hiking trails & Routes

Winneshiek County

Decorah Ice Cave – River Trail loop from Decorah

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(5904)

13,176

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Decorah Ice Cave – River Trail loop from Decorah

01:53

7.00km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 29, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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999 m

Decorah Ice Cave

Highlight • Cave

Neat cave, on a mid 70's degree day the air coming out of here was probably in the 30's. I didn't bring my flashlight or my microspikes, but sometime I would love to come back and go deeper in.

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3.75 km

Barnhart - Van Peenen Park

Nature Reserve

3

6.43 km

River Trail

Highlight • Trail

Park in the gravel lot just south of the entrance to Dunning’s Spring Park and next to the Upper Iowa River. The trailhead is just east of where you park …

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7.00 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.97 km

2.52 km

1.33 km

150 m

Surfaces

3.86 km

1.63 km

1.30 km

134 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

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Comments

December 6, 2023,Hike on the Van Peenen Park Trail 2023-12-06

This is hike #31 on our virtual hiking tour of The Thames Path, which you can follow at komoot.com/collection/2457863/-virtual-hiking-tour-of-the-thames-path. Here is a link to our komoot collection of all the Virtual Hikes we have completed so far: komoot.com/collection/1791712/-collection-of-virtual-hiking-tours.

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