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Heritage Trail

Northwest Arterial Bike/Hike Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 500 ft · 3 hr 45 min

Northwest Arterial Bike/Hike Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Heritage Trail near Asbury, IA. It climbs 500 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi627 – 945 ft10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.49465, -90.74581
Nearest town Asbury, IA
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Northwest Arterial Bike/Hike Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 500 ft · 3 hr 45 min

Elevation 625–945 ft

Out & Back · Heritage Trail

Trailhead: 42.49465, -90.74581

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Chavenelle Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Northwest Arterial Bike/Hike Trail, heading N.
  4. 4.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 350 ftTurn left onto Heritage Trail, heading NW.
  6. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Northwest Arterial Bike/Hike Trail, heading NE.
  8. 4.8 miTurn right onto Chavenelle Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/northwest-arterial-bike-hike-trail-out-back-17-km-7e8a

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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