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Legion Park

CeMar Trail & Grant Wood Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 16 min

CeMar Trail & Grant Wood Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Legion Park near Marion, IA. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi768 – 850 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02191, -91.59816
Nearest town Marion, IA
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CeMar Trail & Grant Wood Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 768–851 ft

Out & Back · Legion Park

Trailhead: 42.02191, -91.59816

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Boyson Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Grant Wood Trail, heading NE.
  6. 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miReach CeMar Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 1.4 miContinue straight onto CeMar Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.8 miBear left onto Boyson Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cemar-trail-grant-wood-trail-out-back-3-sights-11-km-7ee7

Trail surface

70% paved3% gravel27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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