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Top 5 Things to Do When on the Trout Run Trail in Decorah, Iowa
Decorah, Iowa, United States
Top 5 Things to Do Along the Trout Run Trail in Decorah, Iowa The Trout Run Trail is an 11-mile paved loop that crosses trout streams five times as it weaves in and out of Decorah, Iowa.
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1. Visit Historic Bowstring Bridge
Decorah, IA
Constructed in 1879, it is one of four bowstring arch bridges in Winneshiek County and is the second longest existing in the country (Iowa DOT). This bridge is now along the Trout Run Trail in Decorah.
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2. Bike Under the River Horizon Archway
Decorah, IA
Monday:
7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Tuesday:
7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Wednesday:
7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Thursday:
7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Friday:
7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Saturday:
6:30 AM – 10:00 PM
Sunday:
7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Bike under the steel arch representing flowing water and fish titled "River Horizon Archway" by Bounnak Thammavong.
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3. Feed Fish at the Chuck Gipp Decorah Fish Hatchery
2321 Siewers Spring Rd
Decorah, IA
Get up close to see how trout—nearly 130,000 of them every year—are raised in 24 cement raceways, from young fingerlings only a few inches long to huge brooders that offer anglers a “once-in-a-lifetime” catch. (Visit Decorah)
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4. View the Decorah Eagles and their nest
Decorah, Iowa, United States
Located along the trail, the Decorah bald eagles are known around the world!
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5. Find this statue on Dug Road
Decorah, Iowa, United States
Located along the Trout Run Trail, the statue "Walking with Birds" by Doug Freeman can be found on Dug Road.