AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Grant Wood Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 56 min

Grant Wood Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Marion, IA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi784 – 833 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

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

2.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 56 min

Elevation 784–834 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Grant Wood Trail · 42.02704, -91.54509

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Grant Wood Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 1.3 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/grant-wood-trail-out-back-4-km-c442

Trail surface

97% paved3% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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