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
Directions
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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 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on 50th Street Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 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 NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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 SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 surface
63% paved37% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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