AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cedar Valley Nature Trail

3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Cedar Valley Nature Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Louisa, IA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi732 – 778 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cedar Valley Nature Trail 42.02176, -91.66758
Nearest town Louisa, IA
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Cedar Valley Nature Trail

3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 733–776 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cedar Valley Nature Trail · 42.02176, -91.66758

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cedar Valley Nature Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.6 miReach Cedar Valley Nature Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.4 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-5-km-69f2

Trail surface

99% paved1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Louisa, Iowa