AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Thrush Avenue via Rolling Prairie Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Thrush Avenue via Rolling Prairie Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near Hampton, IA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,027 – 1,132 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.74791, -93.19654
Nearest town Hampton, IA
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Thrush Avenue via Rolling Prairie Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Elevation 1,027–1,132 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.74791, -93.19654

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto Rolling Prairie Trail, heading E.
  3. 3.7 miTurn left onto Thrush Avenue, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miReach Thrush Avenue, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Rolling Prairie Trail, heading W.
  6. 3.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 450 ftArrive 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-13-km

Trail surface

98% dirt2% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~98 min). Leave by 5:18 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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