North Avenue Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 50 min

North Avenue Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Norwalk, IA. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 968 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Highway 28 Trail 41.48278, -93.67626
Nearest town Norwalk, IA

Directions

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North Avenue Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 50 min

Elevation 890–968 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Highway 28 Trail · 41.48278, -93.67626

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Highway 28 Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Avenue Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Orchard Hills Trail, heading S.
  4. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Highway 28 Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

40% paved60% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:43 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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