AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Grand Avenue Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Grand Avenue Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back near Commerce, IA. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi837 – 988 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

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

7.3 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Elevation 838–989 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. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 1.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Jordan Creek Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 1.8 miTurn right onto Grand Avenue Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 450 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-d1e2

Trail surface

13% paved87% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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