Dunning's Spring Waterfall – Dunning's Spring Waterfall loop from Decorah

Hiking trails & Routes

Winneshiek County

Decorah

Dunning's Spring Waterfall – Dunning's Spring Waterfall loop from Decorah

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Dunning's Spring Waterfall – Dunning's Spring Waterfall loop from Decorah

01:50

6.52km

130m

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

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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2.62 km

Dunning's Spring Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Park in the gravel area just south of the entrance to Dunning’s Spring Park. Walk to the waterfall and be sure to take time to walk across the stone bridge …

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2.67 km

Dunning's Spring Park is named after the waterfall that highlights the area. The trails in the park are well-marked and fairly easy for all trail users. This network of trails connects over to the Barnhart-Van Peenen Park trail system.

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3.15 km

Dunning's Spring Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Quite a neat waterfall, interesting to have a staircase to be able to climb to the top of it and see where the spring comes out of the rock.

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5.95 km

River Trail

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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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6.52 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.14 km

1.26 km

102 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.79 km