Valley View Park

50th Street Trail & Jordan Creek Trail

7 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 2 hr 24 min

50th Street Trail & Jordan Creek Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back in Valley View Park near Campbell, IA. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 1,020 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56800, -93.82150
Nearest town Campbell, IA

Directions

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50th Street Trail & Jordan Creek Trail

7 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 889–1,019 ft

Out & Back · Valley View Park

Trailhead: 41.56800, -93.82150

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Jordan Creek Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto 50th Street Trail, heading E.
  14. 150 ftReach Jordan Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right onto Jordan Creek Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

3% paved97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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