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North Tailwater

Howell Station Prairie Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Howell Station Prairie Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in North Tailwater near Pella, IA. It is mostly level, with 216 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi702 – 876 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.39709, -92.92019
Nearest town Pella, IA
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Howell Station Prairie Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Elevation 703–877 ft

Out & Back · North Tailwater

Trailhead: 41.39709, -92.92019

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 3.5 miBear right onto Howell Station Prairie Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 3.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/howell-station-prairie-trail-out-back-13-km-471b

Trail surface

12% dirt88% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:54 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:14 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:42 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Pella, Iowa