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Ellis Park

Robbins Lake & Ellis Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Robbins Lake & Ellis Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Ellis Park near Louisa, IA. The route reaches Robbins Lake. 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.

Elevation

0 mi722 – 728 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ellis Trail 41.99558, -91.68431
Nearest town Louisa, IA
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Robbins Lake & Ellis Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Elevation 721–729 ft

Out & Back · Ellis Park

Trailhead: Ellis Trail · 41.99558, -91.68431

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Transit-accessible: Ellis Blvd & O Ave stop 768 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ellis Trail, heading N.
  2. 1 miPass Robbins Lake.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftReach Robbins Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/robbins-lake-ellis-trail-out-back-5-km-28ec

Trail surface

87% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Ellis Blvd & O Ave stop 768 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Louisa, Iowa