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# Gilbertville to Brandon, Iowa Detour
- URL: https://www.hikingamerica.com/gilbertville-detour/
- Published: 2023-02-18T15:00:21.000Z
- Updated: 2023-02-18T15:00:17.000Z
- Description: A bridge replacement and culvert construction project has closed an 18-mile section of the Cedar Valley Nature Trail.
- Author: John Wesley Brett
- Tags: Iowa, Ohio, Illinois, Nevada

Due to a construction project that involves replacing a bridge and rehabilitating a culvert, an 18-mile section of the [**Cedar Valley Nature Trail**](https://cedarvalleynaturetrail.com/?ref=hikingamerica.com) is currently closed. As a result, hikers following the **American Discovery Trail** will need to take a detour that follows a series of rural roads between Gilbertville and Brandon.

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The closure is expected to last into the summer. 

Hikers can continue along the trail by following the posted detour; the track and waypoints are available on **Hiking America on Gaia GPS.** 

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Cedar Valley Nature Trail (blue) and the Detour (purple) between Gilbertville & Brandon. - Hiking America on Gaia GPS

The [**Iowa Segment 5 guide**](https://www.hikingamerica.com/guides-iowa/) also includes 11 pages of directions and new maps to help hikers navigate the detour and complete their journey from Gilbertville to Brandon.

### Fun Fact: Gilbertville

Irish-English singer-songwriter [Gilbert O'Sullivan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert%5FO%27Sullivan?ref=hikingamerica.com) named his 2011 album *Gilbertville* after Gilbertville. The album cover features Exit 66 on Highway 380, the halfway point between Raymond (his real name) and Gilbertville.

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## Illinois - Southern Route

### Segment 1 - [Saint Louis to Prairie du Rocher](https://www.hikingamerica.com/guides-illinoiss/)

Added **Columbia** services information, a stealth camping site, and **Fort de Chartres** services notes - HT Bernie'22

### Segment 2 - [Prairie du Rocher to Grand Tower](https://www.hikingamerica.com/guides-illinoiss/)

Added a park with water in **Rockwood**. Added restaurant outside Prairie du Rocher and legal stealth campsite along the Kaskaskia River.

## Ohio

### Segment 2 - [Cincinnati to Mt Orab](https://www.hikingamerica.com/guides-ohio/)

Added new waypoints from Bernie Krausse to include a new Trail Angel in the Williamsburg area.

### Segment 10 - [Chesterhill to Ohio/West Virginia State Line](https://www.hikingamerica.com/guides-ohio/)

Added historical information on the origin and pronunciation of the town of Belpre.

## News 

[Feeding birds at Chickadee Ridge is fine, say University of Nevada scientistsSupplementing the chickadees’ natural food sources with food provided by hand did not negatively impact them, as long as certain rules are followed.![](https://www.gannett-cdn.com/gannett-web/properties/rgj/logos-and-branding/logo-icon.png)Reno Gazette JournalScott Sonner, Associated Press, Reno Gazette Journal![](https://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/a0c39f4d7e4663fb3ccf4ffb3497b89e94f4acf9/c=0-467-3261-2309/local/-/media/Reno/2015/01/15/B9315871980Z.1_20150115181001_000_GCR9M898E.1-0.jpg?auto=webp&format=pjpg&width=1200)](https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2023/02/10/feeding-birds-at-chickadee-ridge-is-fine-say-unr-scientists/69889213007/?ref=hikingamerica.com)

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