AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Wanatee Park

Multi-Use Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Multi-Use Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Wanatee Park near Marion, IA. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi738 – 787 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Big Bluestem Cir 42.01486, -91.57137
Nearest town Marion, IA
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Multi-Use Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 739–786 ft

Out & Back · Wanatee Park

Trailhead: Big Bluestem Cir · 42.01486, -91.57137

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Multi-Use Trail, heading E.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Big Bluestem Cir, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Multi-Use Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Big Bluestem Cir, heading S.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Multi-Use Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 350 ftTurn right onto Equestrian/Multi-Use Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left onto Multi-Use Trail, heading SE.
  9. 1.2 miReach Multi-Use Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.3 miTurn right onto Equestrian/Multi-Use Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 350 ftTurn right onto Multi-Use Trail, heading N.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Bluestem Cir, heading N.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Multi-Use Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Big Bluestem Cir, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Multi-Use Trail, heading NW.
  17. 100 ftArrive 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/multi-use-trail-multi-use-trail-out-back-8-km-47f3

Trail surface

82% dirt13% grass4% gravel1% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Marion, Iowa