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2nd Avenue Sidepath

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

2nd Avenue Sidepath is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Des Moines, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi781 – 807 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Martin Luther King Junior Trail 41.58319, -93.60431
Nearest town Des Moines, IA
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2nd Avenue Sidepath

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Elevation 780–808 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Martin Luther King Junior Trail · 41.58319, -93.60431

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Martin Luther King Junior Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto 2nd Avenue Sidepath, heading S.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Meredith Trail Service Spur, heading W.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto 2nd Avenue Sidepath, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Meredith Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto 2nd Avenue Sidepath, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miReach 2nd Avenue Sidepath, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Meredith Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto 2nd Avenue Sidepath, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Meredith Trail Service Spur, heading N.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto 2nd Avenue Sidepath, heading N.
  15. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Martin Luther King Junior Trail, heading N.
  19. 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/2nd-avenue-sidepath-out-back-4-km-b741

Trail surface

57% paved43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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