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Heart of Iowa Nature Trail

Heart of Iowa Nature Trail

5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Heart of Iowa Nature Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Heart of Iowa Nature Trail near Slater, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,030 – 1,047 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.88454, -93.67771
Nearest town Slater, IA
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Heart of Iowa Nature Trail

5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 1,030–1,047 ft

Out & Back · Heart of Iowa Nature Trail

Trailhead: 41.88454, -93.67771

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 65°F / low 61° · precip 54% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Heart of Iowa Nature Trail, heading E.
  3. 2.5 miReach Heart of Iowa Nature Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 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/heart-of-iowa-nature-trail-out-back-8-km-884b

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 65°F61°
Precip54%Wind14 mphUV1Humidity88%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (1.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 13% rain1 AM: 19% rain2 AM: 40% rain3 AM: 54% rain4 AM: 31% rain5 AM: 19% rain6 AM: 21% rain7 AM: 14% rain8 AM: 14% rain9 AM: 14% rain10 AM: 12% rain11 AM: 11% rain12 PM: 12% rain1 PM: 3% rain2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 5% rain5 PM: 8% rain6 PM: 6% rain7 PM: 5% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 11% rain11 PM: 10% rain
Sunrise 7:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:17 PM
Mon 60°55° 55%
Tue 57°49° 16%
Wed 67°46°
Thu 57°55°
Fri 59°56° 25%
Sat 74°59° 37%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Slater, Iowa