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.

Elevation

0 mi909 – 968 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56491, -93.76327
Nearest town Ashawa, IA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miPass City Campus Pond.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left onto 50th Street Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miReach City Campus Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 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.

Trail surface

45% paved55% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:18 PM

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

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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