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Hoover Nature Trail

Trail4.1 km · 2.5 miBest Apr–May, Sep–Oct

Next nearby hike: Prairie Trail 22 mi · 35 kmExplore Iowa →

Iowa, United States of AmericaEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–May, Sep–Oct · highs 17–24 °C (63–75 °F)

  1. J0°-9°30
  2. F3°-7°40
  3. M10°-1°64
  4. A17°6°92
  5. M22°12°119
  6. J27°17°126
  7. J29°20°109
  8. A28°19°113
  9. S24°15°86
  10. O17°8°79
  11. N9°1°62
  12. D1°-6°47

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

This trail in Iowa, United States of America, is about 4.1 km (2.5 mi) long. It lies about 12 km north of Columbus Junction. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–May, Sep–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
4.1 km · 2.5 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
County
Data from
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Nearest town
12 km N of Columbus Junction (Louisa County, Iowa) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–May, Sep–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Iowa
Continent
North America
Route centre
41.3869, -91.3496
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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