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Palisades-Kepler State Park

Palisades-Kepler State Park Beach via Cool Hollow

2.4 mi · ▲ 534 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Palisades-Kepler State Park Beach via Cool Hollow is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Palisades-Kepler State Park near Bertram, IA. The route reaches Palisades-Kepler State Park Beach at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 534 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 866 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cedar Cliff 41.91806, -91.50745
Nearest town Bertram, IA
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Palisades-Kepler State Park Beach via Cool Hollow

2.4 mi · ▲ 534 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 699–866 ft

Out & Back · Palisades-Kepler State Park

Trailhead: Cedar Cliff · 41.91806, -91.50745

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

  1. Start on Cedar Cliff, heading S.
  2. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cool Hollow, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miPass Palisades-Kepler State Park Beach.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miReach Palisades-Kepler State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cedar Cliff, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 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/palisades-kepler-state-park-beach-palisades-kepler-state-park-beach-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Hikes near Bertram, Iowa