AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Franklin Avenue

2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 42 min

Franklin Avenue is a 2-mile out-and-back near Springdale, IA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi735 – 797 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Franklin Avenue 41.67082, -91.26909
Nearest town Springdale, IA
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Franklin Avenue

2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 42 min

Elevation 735–798 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Franklin Avenue · 41.67082, -91.26909

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

  1. Start on Franklin Avenue, heading N.
  2. 1 miReach Franklin Avenue, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1 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/franklin-avenue-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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