AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cedar Avenue

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Cedar Avenue is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Nira, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 814 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cedar Avenue 41.41438, -91.90798
Nearest town Nira, IA
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Cedar Avenue

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Elevation 778–814 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cedar Avenue · 41.41438, -91.90798

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

  1. Start on Cedar Avenue, heading N.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miReach Cedar Avenue, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 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/cedar-avenue-out-back-0bbc

Trail surface

58% gravel42% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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