AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Spicer Avenue

2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 41 min

Spicer Avenue is a 2-mile out-and-back near Bennett, IA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi745 – 787 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Spicer Avenue 41.74284, -91.01570
Nearest town Bennett, IA
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Spicer Avenue

2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 41 min

Elevation 744–786 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Spicer Avenue · 41.74284, -91.01570

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

  1. Start on Spicer Avenue, heading N.
  2. 1 miReach Spicer Avenue, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1 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/spicer-avenue-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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