Grant Wood Trail

6 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Grant Wood Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back near Marion, IA. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi804 – 846 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Grant Wood Trail 42.02704, -91.54509
Nearest town Marion, IA

Directions

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Grant Wood Trail

6 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 803–846 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Grant Wood Trail · 42.02704, -91.54509

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Grant Wood Trail, heading E.
  2. 3 miReach Grant Wood Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 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 surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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