AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Herbert Hoover National Historic Site

Tallgrass Prairie Trails

2 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 43 min

Tallgrass Prairie Trails is a 2-mile out-and-back in Herbert Hoover National Historic Site near West Branch, IA. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi715 – 791 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tallgrass Prairie Trails 41.66823, -91.34891
Nearest town West Branch, IA
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Tallgrass Prairie Trails

2 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 43 min

Elevation 715–789 ft

Out & Back · Herbert Hoover National Historic Site

Trailhead: Tallgrass Prairie Trails · 41.66823, -91.34891

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tallgrass Prairie Trails, heading SW.
  2. 1 miReach Tallgrass Prairie Trails, 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/tallgrass-prairie-trails-out-back

Trail surface

100% grass

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near West Branch, Iowa