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C Avenue Trail–CeMar Trail, 3 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 47 min

C Avenue Trail–CeMar Trail, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Lindale Manor, IA. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 853 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02730, -91.62292
Nearest town Lindale Manor, IA
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C Avenue Trail–CeMar Trail, 3 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 776–855 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.02730, -91.62292

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 156 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftTurn left onto CeMar Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Grant Wood Trail, heading N.
  10. 1.2 miContinue straight onto C Avenue Northeast, heading W.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto C Avenue Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.6 miReach CeMar Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.6 miContinue straight onto C Avenue Northeast, heading N.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Grant Wood Trail, heading N.
  15. 1.2 miContinue straight onto CeMar Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 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/c-avenue-trail-cemar-trail-out-back-3-sights-8-km

Trail surface

73% paved27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:47 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:07 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:35 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 156 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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