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Pinicon Ridge County Park

Central City Trail via Wapsi-River Nature Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Central City Trail via Wapsi-River Nature Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Pinicon Ridge County Park near Central City, IA. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi817 – 889 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Central City Trail 42.21640, -91.54314
Nearest town Central City, IA
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Central City Trail via Wapsi-River Nature Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 817–889 ft

Out & Back · Pinicon Ridge County Park

Trailhead: Central City Trail · 42.21640, -91.54314

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wapsi-River Nature Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.8 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Central City Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miReach Central City Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Wapsi-River Nature Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 300 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/central-city-trail-out-back-7-km-7cce

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Central City, Iowa