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Pinicon Ridge County Park

Central City Trail via Wapsi-River Nature Trail

5 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Central City Trail via Wapsi-River Nature Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Pinicon Ridge County Park near Central City, IA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi817 – 889 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.21353, -91.53979
Nearest town Central City, IA
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Central City Trail via Wapsi-River Nature Trail

5 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 817–889 ft

Out & Back · Pinicon Ridge County Park

Trailhead: 42.21353, -91.53979

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 W.
  2. 2.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  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 N.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 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/central-city-trail-out-back-8-km-55b7

Trail surface

98% paved2% 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