City Campus Pond via Jordan Creek Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 2 hr 33 min
City Campus Pond via Jordan Creek Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Southwoods Park near Campbell, IA. The route reaches City Campus Pond at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 160 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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City Campus Pond via Jordan Creek Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 865–1,003 ft
Out & Back · Southwoods Park
Trailhead: 41.59691, -93.79181
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Transit-accessible: 60th St & Methodist West stop 112 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Knolls Greenway Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Jordan Creek Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miPass City Campus Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach City Campus Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto 50th Street Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 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 (~5 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 60th St & Methodist West stop 112 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Jordan Creek Trail 7 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- Jordan Creek Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 133 ft
- Jordan Creek Trail 7 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- Jordan Creek Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Jordan Creek Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Jordan Creek Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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