AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cedar Valley Nature Trail

2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min

Cedar Valley Nature Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Louisa, IA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi804 – 856 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cedar Valley Nature Trail 42.02901, -91.66835
Nearest town Louisa, IA
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Cedar Valley Nature Trail

2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min

Elevation 804–855 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cedar Valley Nature Trail · 42.02901, -91.66835

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cedar Valley Nature Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miReach Cedar Valley Nature Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 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-valley-nature-trail-out-back-3-km-1f0c

Trail surface

93% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 3 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Louisa, Iowa