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Wapsipinicon State Park

Ice Cave & Pine Trail

2 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 46 min

Ice Cave & Pine Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Wapsipinicon State Park near Anamosa, IA. The route reaches Ice Cave at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi784 – 909 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Prairie Trails 42.09070, -91.27835
Nearest town Anamosa, IA
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Ice Cave & Pine Trail

2 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 46 min

Elevation 784–910 ft

Out & Back · Wapsipinicon State Park

Trailhead: Prairie Trails · 42.09070, -91.27835

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Prairie Trails, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pine Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 450 ftReach Ice Cave, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left onto Prairie Trails, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 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/ice-cave-pine-trail-out-back-4-km-d043

Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Anamosa, Iowa