Sinclair Detention Basin & Cedar River Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min
Sinclair Detention Basin & Cedar River Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near West Cedar Rapids, IA. The route reaches Sinclair Detention Basin at the turnaround, 1.1 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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Sinclair Detention Basin & Cedar River Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min
Elevation 713–732 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Cedar River Trail · 41.97597, -91.66857
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Transit-accessible: 3rd Ave at County Courthouse stop 131 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cedar River Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Sinclair Detention Basin, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 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 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 3rd Ave at County Courthouse stop 131 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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