Manhattan-Robbins Lake Park

Robbins Lake & Edgewood Trail via Ellis Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 40 min

Robbins Lake & Edgewood Trail via Ellis Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Manhattan-Robbins Lake Park near Linn Junction, IA. The route reaches Robbins Lake. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi719 – 830 ft · steepest grade: 15%2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.00548, -91.70292
Nearest town Linn Junction, IA

Directions

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Robbins Lake & Edgewood Trail via Ellis Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 40 min

Elevation 718–831 ft

Out & Back · Manhattan-Robbins Lake Park

Trailhead: 42.00548, -91.70292

Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 70°F / low 59° · precip 93% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Robbins Lake.
  3. 200 ftTurn left onto Ellis Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Edgewood Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.8 miReach Robbins Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Ellis Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 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 surface

82% paved18% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 70°F59°
Precip93%Wind9 mphUV1Humidity87%
Rained 2.8″ yesterday (3.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 49% rain1 AM: 51% rain2 AM: 76% rain3 AM: 91% rain4 AM: 93% rain5 AM: 87% rain6 AM: 81% rain7 AM: 69% rain8 AM: 41% rain9 AM: 26% rain10 AM: 12% rain11 AM: 24% rain12 PM: 9% rain1 PM: 5% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 2% rain5 PM: 5% rain6 PM: 2% rain7 PM: 1% rain8 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:53 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:09 PM
Mon 60°54° 33%
Tue 57°49° 43%
Wed 67°46°
Thu 67°52°
Fri 66°56°
Sat 68°56° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM — 12 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead