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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Jordan Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto 50th Street Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Jordan Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Jordan Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
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
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Wells Fargo Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Wells Fargo Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Jordan Creek Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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