Ice Cave City Loop
A number of times while passing through Decorah we will take some sort of hike on the numerous nice trails in the city. Several times we start near Phelps Park on the Oneonta Trail and create a loop on the Ice Cave Rd by Ice Cave State Preserve and Dunning Springs Park circling back through town to our car. This is a pretty hike that is mostly along the river, though some woods, with fun sights at the cave and springs.
Walk-Specific Map
Take Note
- Click on a segment to get specific information.
- Numeric labels correspond to the same labels in the elevation profile and summary information below.
Elevation Profile
Images
DNGSP01: Sign at Ice Cave Rd
DNGSP01: Typical scenery in Winter 2023
DNGSP02: Looking up at falls below the springs
DNGSP02: Typical scenery in Winter 2023
IADCRHICV09: Cave Entrance
IADCRHICV09: Kim in Cave
IADCRHICV09: Kim in Cave
IADCRHICV09: New steps to Cave
DNGSP02: Bridge near Spring
DNGSP02: Typical scenery Spring 2024
DNGSP02: Typical scenery Spring 2024
DNGSP02: Typical scenery Spring 2024
GPX Download
A sanitized GPX file of our hike is here.
Summary Information
| NUM | trackID | Primary | Description | Type | Owner | Distance | CumDist | DeltaElev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IADCRHONE01 | Oneonta Tr | Oneonta Dr parking to Oneonta Tr (Alt) | Trail | Public | 0.62 | 0.62 | -18 |
| 2 | IADCRHONE02 | Oneonta Tr | Oneonta Tr (Alt) to Fifth St | Trail | Public | 1.30 | 1.92 | -12 |
| 3 | IADCRHFTH99 | Fifth St | Oneonta Tr to Ice Cave Rd | Paved | Public | 0.10 | 2.02 | -8 |
| 4 | IADCRHICV01 | Ice Cave Rd | Fifth St to Ice Cave Spur | Paved | Public | 0.29 | 2.31 | 58 |
| 5 | IADCRHICV09 | Ice Cave Spur | Ice Cave Rd to Ice Cave | Trail | Public | 0.01 | 2.32 | 19 |
| 6 | IADCRHICV09 | Ice Cave Spur | Ice Cave to Ice Cave Rd | Trail | Public | 0.01 | 2.34 | -19 |
| 7 | IADCRHICV02 | Ice Cave Rd | Ice Cave Spur to Dunning Springs Rd | Paved | Public | 0.61 | 2.95 | -79 |
| 8 | DNGSP01 | Dunning Springs Tr | Ice Cave Rd to Dunning Springs Connector | Paved | Public | 0.14 | 3.09 | 32 |
| 9 | DNGSP02 | Dunning Springs Tr | Dunning Springs Connector to Dunning Springs | Trail | Public | 0.03 | 3.12 | 22 |
| 10 | DNGSP02 | Dunning Springs Tr | Dunning Springs to Dunning Springs Connector | Trail | Public | 0.03 | 3.15 | -22 |
| 11 | DNGSP01 | Dunning Springs Tr | Dunning Springs Connector to Ice Cave Rd | Paved | Public | 0.14 | 3.28 | -32 |
| 12 | IADCRHICV03 | Ice Cave Rd | Dunning Springs Rd to College St | Paved | Public | 0.27 | 3.55 | -3 |
| 13 | IADCRHCLG99 | College St | Ice Cave Rd to Oneonta Tr (Alt) | Paved | Public | 0.24 | 3.79 | 2 |
| 14 | IADCRHONE09 | Oneonta Tr (Alt) | College St to Oneonta Tr | Trail | Public | 0.20 | 3.99 | 0 |
| 15 | IADCRHONE01 | Oneonta Tr | Oneonta Tr (Alt) to Oneonta Dr parking | Trail | Public | 0.62 | 4.61 | 18 |