Johnston Interurban Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 45 min

Johnston Interurban Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Johnston, IA. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi801 – 837 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.66197, -93.69599
Nearest town Johnston, IA

Directions

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Johnston Interurban Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 45 min

Elevation 801–835 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.66197, -93.69599

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 135 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Johnston Interurban Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Sycamore Trail, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading E.
  10. 150 ftReach Johnston Interurban Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  16. 200 ftBear left onto Johnston Interurban Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

62% paved24% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 135 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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