AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Purple Martin Lake Water Resource Area

Army Post Road

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Army Post Road is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Purple Martin Lake Water Resource Area near Commerce, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 837 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.52647, -93.76832
Nearest town Commerce, IA
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Army Post Road

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Elevation 820–836 ft

Out & Back · Purple Martin Lake Water Resource Area

Trailhead: 41.52647, -93.76832

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Army Post Road, heading E.
  3. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1 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/army-post-road-out-back

Trail surface

89% dirt11% 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. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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