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Beaver Creek Natural Resources Area

Beaver Creek Natural Resources Area Beach–Lake Ceres, 5 sights

11 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 3 hr 44 min

Beaver Creek Natural Resources Area Beach–Lake Ceres, 5 sights is an 11-mile out-and-back in Beaver Creek Natural Resources Area near Grimes, IA. The route passes Lake Ceres and Beaver Creek Natural Resources Area Beach before reaching Beaver Creek Natural Resources Area Beach at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi804 – 978 ft12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67750, -93.78508
Nearest town Grimes, IA
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Beaver Creek Natural Resources Area Beach–Lake Ceres, 5 sights

11 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 3 hr 44 min

Elevation 805–976 ft

Out & Back · Beaver Creek Natural Resources Area

Trailhead: 41.67750, -93.78508

Weather Sep 22: Light drizzle, high 58°F / low 55° · precip 20% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 1 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Long Meadow Drive Greenbelt, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Greenwood Hills Greenbelt, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 1.2 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto South Drive, heading E.
  17. 350 ftPass Lake Ceres.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto South Drive Recreation Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Drive, heading E.
  20. 150 ftContinue straight onto South Drive Recreation Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Beaver Creek Greenbelt Trail, heading S.
  22. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftPass Beaver Creek Natural Resources Area Beach.
  24. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 0.3 miReach Beaver Creek Natural Resources Area Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Drive Recreation Trail, heading SE.
  33. 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Drive, heading NW.
  34. 100 ftContinue straight onto South Drive Recreation Trail, heading NW.
  35. 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Drive, heading NW.
  36. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  38. 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  39. 50 ftTurn left onto Greenwood Hills Greenbelt, heading W.
  40. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Long Meadow Drive Greenbelt, heading W.
  41. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  43. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  44. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  45. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  46. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  47. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  48. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  49. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  50. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/beaver-creek-natural-resources-area-beach-beaver-creek-natural-resources-area-beach-out-back-10-beaches

Trail surface

10% dirt90% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 58°F55°
Precip20%Wind10 mphUV1Humidity92%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday (2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 20% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 5% rain7 AM: 10% rain8 AM: 16% rain9 AM: 12% rain10 AM: 9% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 3% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 3% rain4 PM: 2% rain5 PM: 2% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 2% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:14 PM
Wed 64°54°
Thu 67°53° 23%
Fri 62°59° 39%
Sat 62°58° 62%
Sun 71°56° 27%
Mon 72°53° 27%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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