AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

50th Street Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 36 min

50th Street Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Commerce, IA. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi942 – 1,001 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 50th Street Trail 41.55625, -93.77108
Nearest town Commerce, IA
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50th Street Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 940–1,000 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 50th Street Trail · 41.55625, -93.77108

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on 50th Street Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  21. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 0.7 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/50th-street-trail-out-back-8-km-30cb

Trail surface

63% paved37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 3 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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