Prairie Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 48 min
Prairie Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in F.W. Kent Park near Oxford, IA. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Prairie Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 48 min
Elevation 750–842 ft
Out & Back · F.W. Kent Park
Trailhead: F.W. Kent Park · 41.73459, -91.73641
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:49 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:09 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:37 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from F.W. Kent Park Trailhead
- Prairie Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Pond #1–Conservation Education Center Pond, 3 lakes 2.3 mi · ▲ 194 ft
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