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Mount Trashmore saw record a record number of visitors this year, with nearly 32,000 visiting the iconic Cedar Rapids trail.

The Cedar Rapids-Linn County Solid Waste Agency last week announced that roughly 31,700 people this year walked, ran or cycled to Linn County’s highest point at the reclaimed landfill at 2250 A. St. SW in Cedar Rapids.

This year also marked a record in the number of people completing the “Mount Trashmore Challenge” — reaching the top 140 times, or roughly the equivalent of scaling Mount Everest.

In 2025, 122 participants completed the challenge — up from around 100 in 2024. In total, this year’s challengers traversed a combined 33,542 miles.

Attendance figures were an

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