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Birkett Avenue & Cedar Muscatine Co Line Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 49 min

Birkett Avenue & Cedar Muscatine Co Line Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Downey, IA. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi679 – 735 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cedar Muscatine Co Line Road 41.59832, -91.33468
Nearest town Downey, IA
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Birkett Avenue & Cedar Muscatine Co Line Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 49 min

Elevation 680–735 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cedar Muscatine Co Line Road · 41.59832, -91.33468

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

  1. Start on Cedar Muscatine Co Line Road, heading E.
  2. 1.2 miReach Cedar Muscatine Co Line Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.1 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/birkett-avenue-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:48 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:08 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.

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