AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Grand Avenue Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Grand Avenue Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Commerce, IA. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi833 – 1,001 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.53454, -93.82255
Nearest town Commerce, IA
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Grand Avenue Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 833–1,000 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.53454, -93.82255

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Grand Avenue Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 500 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  21. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  23. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 350 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/grand-avenue-trail-out-back-12-km-15ef

Trail surface

49% paved51% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~93 min). Leave by 5:23 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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