Center Lodge Trail & River Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 386 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Center Lodge Trail & River Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Dolliver Memorial State Park near Border Plains, IA. It climbs 386 ft and is mostly grass. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Center Lodge Trail & River Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 386 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 939–1,112 ft
Out & Back · Dolliver Memorial State Park
Trailhead: Center Trail · 42.38719, -94.08285
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Center Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Boneyard Hollow, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Center Lodge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Boneyard Hollow, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Center Trail, heading SW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM — 3 min before dark.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
More from Center Trail Trailhead
- Boneyard Hollow & Center Lodge Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 430 ft
- Indian Sunset Point–Copperas Beds, 4 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 466 ft
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