Hoover Nature Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Hoover Nature Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Coralville Lake near Ely, IA. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi692 – 797 ft6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.84767, -91.55950
Nearest town Ely, IA
Directions
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Hoover Nature Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 694–796 ft
Out & Back · Coralville Lake
Trailhead: 41.84767, -91.55950
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Hoover Nature Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miReach Hoover Nature Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 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
46% paved54% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:07 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Hoover Nature Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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