Mount Trashmore

Cedar River Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Cedar River Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Trashmore near East Rapids, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi709 – 738 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cedar River Trail 41.96352, -91.65422
Nearest town East Rapids, IA

Directions

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Cedar River Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Elevation 709–740 ft

Out & Back · Mount Trashmore

Trailhead: Cedar River Trail · 41.96352, -91.65422

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Transit-accessible: C Street & Bowling Street stop 334 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cedar River Trail, heading E.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bowling Street Trail, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cedar River Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.2 miReach Cedar River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Bowling Street Trail, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cedar River Trail, heading SW.
  8. 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 surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: C Street & Bowling Street stop 334 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead