Wapsi-River Nature Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Wapsi-River Nature Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Pinicon Ridge County Park near Central City, IA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi820 – 889 ft3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Central City Trail 42.20553, -91.52756
Nearest town Central City, IA
Directions
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Wapsi-River Nature Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 822–889 ft
Out & Back · Pinicon Ridge County Park
Trailhead: Central City Trail · 42.20553, -91.52756
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Central City Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Wapsi-River Nature Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Central City Trail, heading S.
- 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
99% paved1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:09 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Central City Trail Trailhead
- Wapsi-River Nature Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 110 ft
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- White Oak Hill Trail via Wapsi-River Nature Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 234 ft
- White Oak Hill Trail & Woodpecker Trail via Wapsi-River Nature Trail 5 mi · ▲ 291 ft
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