Around the Block–Dirty Connector Mountain Bike Trail, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Denman Woods near Windsor Heights, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi801 – 830 ft6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.59655, -93.71669
Nearest town Windsor Heights, IA
Directions
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Around the Block–Dirty Connector Mountain Bike Trail, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 801–829 ft
Out & Back · Denman Woods
Trailhead: 41.59655, -93.71669
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 58°F / low 56° · precip 22% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Transit-accessible: 73rd St & Walmart stop 217 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 1.6 miSharp right onto Levee Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Denmans Mountain Bike Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Around the Block, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Dirty Connector Mountain Bike Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Levee Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Around the Block, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Denmans Mountain Bike Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Levee Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
79% paved13% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 58°F56°
Precip22%Wind8 mphUV1Humidity92%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago (0.8″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:14 PM
Wed
65°54°
Thu
67°54°
20%
Fri
62°59°
38%
Sat
62°59°
62%
Sun
72°57°
27%
Mon
72°54°
27%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 73rd St & Walmart stop 217 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lime Basin–J11 Mountain Bike Trail, 3 sights 7.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Walnut Creek Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Walnut Creek Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Walnut Creek Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Walnut Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Walnut Creek Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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