Pinicon Ridge County Park

Mary Lundby Bridge Viewpoint–Echo Bench, 3 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 439 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Mary Lundby Bridge Viewpoint–Echo Bench, 3 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Pinicon Ridge County Park near Central City, IA. The route reaches Mary Lundby Bridge Viewpoint. It climbs 439 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi817 – 997 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.20398, -91.52648
Nearest town Central City, IA

Directions

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Mary Lundby Bridge Viewpoint–Echo Bench, 3 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 439 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 817–998 ft

Out & Back · Pinicon Ridge County Park

Trailhead: 42.20398, -91.52648

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Central City Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Wapsi-River Nature Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miPass Mary Lundby Bridge Viewpoint.
  7. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 350 ftContinue straight onto Coyote Cache, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Riverline 1, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Fern Pass, heading W.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Wagon Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miSharp left onto Whisperline (upper), heading W.
  15. 0.1 miBear left onto Echo Bench, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Wagon Trail, heading NE.
  17. 350 ftReach Mary Lundby Bridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 400 ftTurn right onto Echo Bench, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Whisperline (upper), heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miSharp right onto Old Wagon Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Fern Pass, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Old Wagon Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.3 miBear left onto Riverline 1, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftBear right onto Coyote Cache, heading NE.
  25. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  26. 50 ftSharp left onto Wapsi-River Nature Trail, heading S.
  27. 1.8 miBear right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftBear left onto Central City Trail, heading S.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  30. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

66% paved24% other5% dirt4% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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