265th Street & Yucca Avenue

5 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 43 min

265th Street & Yucca Avenue is a 5-mile out-and-back near Crawfordsville, IA. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi650 – 738 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yucca Avenue 41.24142, -91.51474
Nearest town Crawfordsville, IA

Directions

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265th Street & Yucca Avenue

5 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 651–739 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Yucca Avenue · 41.24142, -91.51474

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

  1. Start on Yucca Avenue, heading N.
  2. 1.8 miTurn left onto 265th Street, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miReach Yucca Avenue, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right onto Yucca Avenue, heading S.
  5. 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:09 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 7:09 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.

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