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Martin Luther King Junior Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Martin Luther King Junior Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Easton Place, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi781 – 804 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.58554, -93.58007
Nearest town Easton Place, IA
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Martin Luther King Junior Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 780–805 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.58554, -93.58007

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 67°F / low 62° · precip 90% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Martin Luther King Junior Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Cohen Park Walking Loop, heading W.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Martin Luther King Junior Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miSharp right onto Meredith Trail, heading W.
  6. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 150 ftSharp left onto Martin Luther King Junior Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Cohen Park Walking Loop, heading E.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Martin Luther King Junior Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.9 miArrive 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/martin-luther-king-junior-trail-out-back-6-km-4406

Trail surface

92% paved8% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 67°F62°
Precip90%Wind11 mphUV1Humidity91%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (1.1″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 30% rain1 AM: 72% rain2 AM: 90% rain3 AM: 86% rain4 AM: 50% rain5 AM: 19% rain6 AM: 17% rain7 AM: 17% rain8 AM: 13% rain9 AM: 8% rain10 AM: 8% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 4% rain4 PM: 6% rain5 PM: 5% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 11% rain9 PM: 10% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 10% rain
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:17 PM
Mon 61°57° 44%
Tue 60°53° 19%
Wed 68°47°
Thu 58°55°
Fri 60°57° 23%
Sat 75°59° 38%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:57 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:17 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:45 PM.

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