Cedar Lake & Cedar Valley Nature Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Cedar Lake & Cedar Valley Nature Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Cedar Rapids, IA. The route reaches Cedar Lake. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cedar Lake & Cedar Valley Nature Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 729–791 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 10th Street Northeast · 41.99550, -91.66733
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on 10th Street Northeast, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Cedar Lake.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cedar Valley Nature Trail, heading NE.
- 2 miReach Cedar Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miContinue straight onto 10th Street Northeast, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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