50th Street Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 2 hr 17 min
50th Street Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Commerce, IA. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi906 – 1,001 ft7.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: 50th Street Trail 41.54193, -93.76532
Nearest town Commerce, IA
Directions
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50th Street Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Elevation 907–1,000 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 50th Street Trail · 41.54193, -93.76532
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on 50th Street Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach 50th Street Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
44% paved56% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:18 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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