Mount Trashmore opens for unseasonably warm days

CEDAR RAPIDS — Another sign of spring is arriving early with the recent unseasonably warm weather: a limited opening of Mount Trashmore.

The Cedar Rapids Linn County Solid Waste Agency announced last week that it will open the former landfill turned recreation site’s trails to pedestrians on Monday and Tuesday. High temperatures in Cedar Rapids those days are forecast to be 70 and 73, respectively, according to the National Weather Service.

The trails also were open last Thursday, when the high temperature in Cedar Rapids reached 61 degrees. The normal high temperature for late February in Eastern Iowa is mid- to upper-30 degrees.

Mount Trashmore’s Overlook and Stumptown trails will be open to pedestrians 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. The downhill bike trail will remain closed due to wet conditions, the agency stated in a news release.

All Mount Trashmore visitors are required to check in at the 948’ building, 2250 A St. SW, before accessing the trails.

The site known as Mount Trashmore is a former landfill that contains 6 million tons of garbage. The trails are usually open to the public from April to November.