AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

170th Street & Hayes Avenue

3 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 2 min

170th Street & Hayes Avenue is a 3-mile out-and-back near Mechanicsville, IA. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi824 – 876 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hayes Avenue 41.83923, -91.22011
Nearest town Mechanicsville, IA
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170th Street & Hayes Avenue

3 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 823–876 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Hayes Avenue · 41.83923, -91.22011

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

  1. Start on Hayes Avenue, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto 170th Street, heading W.
  3. 1.1 miReach Hayes Avenue, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right onto Hayes Avenue, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/170th-street-out-back-1f44

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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