City Campus Pond & 50th Street Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 51 min
City Campus Pond & 50th Street Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Ashawa, IA. The route reaches City Campus Pond. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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City Campus Pond & 50th Street Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 51 min
Elevation 909–966 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.56491, -93.76327
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass City Campus Pond.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto 50th Street Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach City Campus Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- 50th Street Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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