BOONE, Iowa—Ledges State Park Manager Andy Bartlett hosted the “Ledges Ultimate Hike” last Saturday and drew an ambitious crowd willing to take on the distance and steep trails. On the “Ledges Nature Notes” press release, Bartlett reported they hiked 6.30 miles in 2 hours, 54 minutes with an elevation climb of 758 feet. Bartlett noted “We saw it all – from Inspiration Point to Crow’s Nest to Lost Lake, and everything in between!”
Some 50 people were on hand for the trek which not only meant climbing up trails but descending as well.
Participants on the Ultimate Ledges Hike in the canyon (photo courtesy of Becky Turbes)
Manager Andy Bartlett (right) talks about the trails at Ledges at one of the stops along the hike. (Photo courtesy of David Johnson)
(contributed information and photos, Ledges Nature Notes)
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