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Mount Trashmore

Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook & Trashmore Trail via Cedar River Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook & Trashmore Trail via Cedar River Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Trashmore near West Cedar Rapids, IA. The route reaches Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi715 – 925 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.96643, -91.66585
Nearest town West Cedar Rapids, IA
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Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook & Trashmore Trail via Cedar River Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 714–925 ft

Out & Back · Mount Trashmore

Trailhead: 41.96643, -91.66585

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Transit-accessible: C Street & 16th Avenue stop 412 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cedar River Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Czech Village Levee Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cedar River Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bowling Street Trail, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cedar River Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Stumptown Trail, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Trashmore Trail, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftSharp left onto Stumptown Trail, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftSharp right onto Trashmore Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.5 miBear right onto Overlook Trail, heading E.
  17. 50 ftReach Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Trashmore Trail, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  20. 0.5 miSharp left onto Stumptown Trail, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftSharp right onto Trashmore Trail, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftBear left onto Stumptown Trail, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cedar River Trail, heading W.
  30. 350 ftContinue straight onto Bowling Street Trail, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cedar River Trail, heading NE.
  32. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Czech Village Levee Trail, heading NE.
  33. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cedar River Trail, heading NW.
  34. 0.3 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/mount-trashmore-scenic-overlook-trashmore-trail-out-back

Trail surface

37% gravel28% paved35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: C Street & 16th Avenue stop 412 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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