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Prairie Park

Prairie Park Fishery & Cedar Lake Loop

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Prairie Park Fishery & Cedar Lake Loop is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Prairie Park near East Rapids, IA. The route reaches Prairie Park Fishery. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi705 – 722 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.95299, -91.63442
Nearest town East Rapids, IA
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Prairie Park Fishery & Cedar Lake Loop

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Elevation 704–723 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Park

Trailhead: 41.95299, -91.63442

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Prairie Park Fishery.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Cedar Lake Loop, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miReach Prairie Park Fishery, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tubes, heading W.
  9. 250 ftSharp right onto Cedar Lake Loop, heading W.
  10. 1 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/prairie-park-fishery-prairie-park-fishery-out-back-3-lakes-3-km-71ef

Trail surface

8% dirt92% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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