Robbins Lake & Edgewood Trail via Ellis Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Robbins Lake & Edgewood Trail via Ellis Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Manhattan-Robbins Lake Park near Cedar Hills, IA. The route reaches Robbins Lake at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Robbins Lake & Edgewood Trail via Ellis Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 724–852 ft
Out & Back · Manhattan-Robbins Lake Park
Trailhead: Edgewood Trail · 41.98935, -91.71576
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
- Start on Edgewood Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Ellis Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftReach Robbins Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Edgewood Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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