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Raccoon River Park Trail

In Raccoon River

Local route5.0 km · 3.1 miBest Apr–May, Sep–Oct

Next nearby hike: Levee Trail 1.2 mi · 1.9 km Explore Raccoon River →

7-day forecast

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Best time to hike

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

J0°-10°25
F3°-7°31
M10°-1°54
A17°6°94
M22°12°127
J27°17°128
J30°20°119
A29°19°102
S24°14°79
O18°8°64
N9°1°52
D1°-7°34

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 local hiking route in Iowa, United States of America, is about 5.0 km (3.1 mi) long. It lies about 2.8 km southwest of West Des Moines. 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

Mapped length: 5.0 km · 3.1 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Stream: Raccoon River (GeoNames)
Nearest town: 2.8 km SW of West Des Moines (Polk County, Iowa) · GeoNames
Best months: Apr–May, Sep–Oct
Country: United States of America
Region: Iowa
Continent: North America
Route type: Local route
Route centre: 41.5508, -93.7273
Route start: 41.5547, -93.7259
OpenStreetMap: relation 18215004

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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