Mahaska Community Recreation Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 52 min
Mahaska Community Recreation Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Oskaloosa, IA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mahaska Community Recreation Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 52 min
Elevation 782–838 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.31084, -92.64813
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 73°F / low 62° · precip 100% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Mahaska Community Recreation Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto North E Street, heading NE.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:53 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:13 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:41 PM.
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- Mahaska Community Recreation Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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