Windsor Ridge Trails
2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 52 min
Windsor Ridge Trails is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Iowa City, IA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Windsor Ridge Trails
2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 52 min
Elevation 723–785 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.66710, -91.48279
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Scott Blvd. @ Middlebury Rd. stop 25 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Windsor Ridge Trails, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Windsor Ridge Trails, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Scott-Beech, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Scott Blvd. @ Middlebury Rd. stop 25 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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