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Mahaska Community Recreation Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr

Mahaska Community Recreation Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Oskaloosa, IA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi719 – 774 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.31317, -92.64837
Nearest town Oskaloosa, IA
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Mahaska Community Recreation Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 719–775 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.31317, -92.64837

Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 73°F / low 62° · precip 100% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn left onto Mahaska Community Recreation Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.4 miReach Mahaska Community Recreation Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 250 ftArrive 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/mahaska-community-recreation-trail-out-back-5-km-c786

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 73°F62°
Precip100%Wind13 mphUV1Humidity91%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday (2.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 12 AM: 83% rain1 AM: 96% rain2 AM: 100% rain3 AM: 87% rain4 AM: 62% rain5 AM: 41% rain6 AM: 26% rain7 AM: 34% rain8 AM: 20% rain9 AM: 13% rain10 AM: 12% rain11 AM: 7% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 2% rain5 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:13 PM
Mon 62°56° 39%
Tue 60°53° 25%
Wed 68°46°
Thu 59°54°
Fri 60°58°
Sat 73°59° 27%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

Hikes near Oskaloosa, Iowa