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Heritage Trail

Bee Branch Pond–Bee Branch Trail: Upper Loop, 4 sights

11.9 mi · ▲ 326 ft · 4 hr 8 min

Bee Branch Pond–Bee Branch Trail: Upper Loop, 4 sights is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Heritage Trail near Asbury, IA. The route reaches Bee Branch Pond at the turnaround, 5.9 miles in. It climbs 326 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi597 – 945 ft12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Northwest Arterial Bike/Hike Trail 42.51539, -90.74126
Nearest town Asbury, IA
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Bee Branch Pond–Bee Branch Trail: Upper Loop, 4 sights

11.9 mi · ▲ 326 ft · 4 hr 8 min

Elevation 596–945 ft

Out & Back · Heritage Trail

Trailhead: Northwest Arterial Bike/Hike Trail · 42.51539, -90.74126

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Northwest Arterial Bike/Hike Trail, heading N.
  2. 3.5 miTurn right onto North End Neighborhood Trail, heading SE.
  3. 2.2 miContinue straight onto Bee Branch Trail: Upper Loop, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftSharp right onto Bee Branch Trail: Lower Loop, heading W.
  5. 50 ftSharp left onto Bee Branch Trail: Upper Loop, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miBear right onto Bee Branch Trail, heading SE.
  7. 100 ftReach Bee Branch Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 150 ftBear left onto Bee Branch Trail: Upper Loop, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miSharp right onto Bee Branch Trail: Lower Loop, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftSharp left onto Bee Branch Trail: Upper Loop, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto North End Neighborhood Trail, heading NW.
  12. 2.2 miTurn left onto Northwest Arterial Bike/Hike Trail, heading NW.
  13. 3.3 miArrive 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/bee-branch-pond-bee-branch-trail-upper-loop-out-back-4-sights-19-km

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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