Big Paint LoopBrownsHollowOctober 18th, 2025
After breaking camp our group drove to the start of the trail. I stepped onto the backpacking trail from Brown's Hollow Trailhead in the crisp morning air, eager to explore this corner of Iowa and get back into local overnight backpacking. The trail started out gently enough. A wide, packed earth path winding through towering hardwood forests with leaves ablaze in fiery reds and golds...read more.

