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50th Street Trail via Knolls Greenway Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 38 min

50th Street Trail via Knolls Greenway Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Campbell, IA. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi892 – 1,004 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60028, -93.79406
Nearest town Campbell, IA
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50th Street Trail via Knolls Greenway Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 893–1,003 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.60028, -93.79406

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Transit-accessible: University Ave & 60th St stop 15 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Knolls Greenway Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto 50th Street Trail, heading S.
  11. 150 ftReach 50th Street Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
  19. 50 ftArrive 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/50th-street-trail-out-back-7-km-5ba7

Trail surface

13% paved87% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 2 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: University Ave & 60th St stop 15 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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