Robbins Lake & Ellis Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min
Robbins Lake & Ellis Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Ellis Park near Hiawatha, IA. The route reaches Robbins Lake at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 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 & Ellis Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min
Elevation 721–729 ft
Out & Back · Ellis Park
Trailhead: Ellis Trail · 41.99822, -91.68626
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ellis Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miPass Robbins Lake.
- 0.2 miReach Robbins Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Ellis Trail Trailhead
- Robbins Lake & Edgewood Trail via Ellis Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 110 ft
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