Legion Park

CeMar Trail & Grant Wood Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 1 min

CeMar Trail & Grant Wood Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Legion Park near Marion, IA. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi768 – 850 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02357, -91.59395
Nearest town Marion, IA

Directions

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CeMar Trail & Grant Wood Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 768–848 ft

Out & Back · Legion Park

Trailhead: 42.02357, -91.59395

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Boyson Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Grant Wood Trail, heading NE.
  10. 1.2 miContinue straight onto C Avenue Northeast, heading W.
  11. 50 ftReach CeMar Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Grant Wood Trail, heading W.
  13. 1.2 miContinue straight onto CeMar Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.8 miBear left onto Boyson Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  20. 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.

Trail surface

60% paved3% gravel37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead