AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hoover Nature Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Hoover Nature Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back near West Branch, IA. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi705 – 804 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67347, -91.34407
Nearest town West Branch, IA
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Hoover Nature Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Elevation 707–805 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.67347, -91.34407

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hoover Nature Trail, heading E.
  2. 3.5 miReach Hoover Nature Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 3.4 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/hoover-nature-trail-out-back-11-km

Trail surface

99% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near West Branch, Iowa