Wanatee Park

Meadowlark & Red Cedar via Equestrian/Multi-Use Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 42 min

Meadowlark & Red Cedar via Equestrian/Multi-Use Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Wanatee Park near Marion, IA. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi784 – 879 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.01068, -91.57756
Nearest town Marion, IA

Directions

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Meadowlark & Red Cedar via Equestrian/Multi-Use Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 42 min

Elevation 783–879 ft

Out & Back · Wanatee Park

Trailhead: 42.01068, -91.57756

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftSharp left onto Equestrian/Multi-Use Trail, heading SW.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto Meadowlark, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left onto Red Cedar, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftReach Meadowlark, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miBear left onto Mercy Flush, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Troll Holler, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Equestrian/Multi-Use Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.8 miSharp right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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