50th Street Trail Loop via Grand Avenue Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 2 hr 17 min

50th Street Trail Loop via Grand Avenue Trail is a 6.7-mile loop near Commerce, IA. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi827 – 1,001 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.55795, -93.81054
Nearest town Commerce, IA

Directions

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50th Street Trail Loop via Grand Avenue Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 827–1,000 ft

Loop

Trailhead: 41.55795, -93.81054

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Wells Fargo Trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right onto 50th Street Trail, heading E.
  13. 1.3 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 1.8 miSharp left, heading W.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  18. 350 ftContinue straight onto Grand Avenue Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 1.3 miTurn left onto Wells Fargo Terrace, heading N.
  21. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

25% paved75% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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