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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Central City Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Wapsi-River Nature Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Mary Lundby Bridge Viewpoint.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Coyote Cache, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Riverline 1, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Fern Pass, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Wagon Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Whisperline (upper), heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Echo Bench, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Old Wagon Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftReach Mary Lundby Bridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Echo Bench, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Whisperline (upper), heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Old Wagon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Fern Pass, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Old Wagon Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Riverline 1, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Coyote Cache, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Wapsi-River Nature Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Central City Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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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