Knolls Greenway Trail
6 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Knolls Greenway Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back near Midwest Country Estates, IA. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Knolls Greenway Trail
6 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 949–1,032 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.58059, -93.83719
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Knolls Greenway Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:58 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:18 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:46 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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