170th Street & Echo Avenue

3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 2 min

170th Street & Echo Avenue is a 3-mile out-and-back near Mechanicsville, IA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi807 – 879 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Echo Avenue 41.85590, -91.27838
Nearest town Mechanicsville, IA

Directions

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170th Street & Echo Avenue

3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 806–881 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Echo Avenue · 41.85590, -91.27838

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

  1. Start on Echo Avenue, heading S.
  2. 1.5 miReach Echo Avenue, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:48 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:08 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.

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