Hoover Nature Trail & Polk Avenue Northeast

4.1 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Hoover Nature Trail & Polk Avenue Northeast is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Twin View Heights, IA. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 797 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.82567, -91.55063
Nearest town Twin View Heights, IA

Directions

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Hoover Nature Trail & Polk Avenue Northeast

4.1 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 713–796 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.82567, -91.55063

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hoover Nature Trail, heading SE.
  4. 1.9 miReach Hoover Nature Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 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 surface

50% paved39% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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