Mahaska Community Recreation Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 42 min

Mahaska Community Recreation Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near University Park, IA. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi751 – 820 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.26839, -92.62968
Nearest town University Park, IA

Directions

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Mahaska Community Recreation Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 42 min

Elevation 752–820 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.26839, -92.62968

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 250 ftTurn left onto Mahaska Community Recreation Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miReach Mahaska Community Recreation Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 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

69% paved31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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