AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Thrush Avenue

3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Thrush Avenue is a 3-mile out-and-back near Hansell, IA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,024 – 1,109 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Thrush Avenue 42.73806, -93.12413
Nearest town Hansell, IA
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Thrush Avenue

3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 1,024–1,109 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Thrush Avenue · 42.73806, -93.12413

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

  1. Start on Thrush Avenue, heading N.
  2. 1.5 miReach Thrush Avenue, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.5 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/thrush-avenue-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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