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.
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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
- Start on Echo Avenue, heading S.
- 1.5 miReach Echo Avenue, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 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.
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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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