South Grand Avenue Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

South Grand Avenue Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Ames, IA. 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 mi879 – 912 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.00963, -93.62064
Nearest town Ames, IA

Directions

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South Grand Avenue Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Elevation 879–911 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.00963, -93.62064

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Transit-accessible: The Grove and Copper Beach stop 130 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto South Grand Avenue Trail, heading S.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  10. 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

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: The Grove and Copper Beach stop 130 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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