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Southwoods Park

Jordan Creek Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Jordan Creek Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Southwoods Park near Ashawa, IA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 929 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jordan Creek Trail 41.56866, -93.75217
Nearest town Ashawa, IA
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Jordan Creek Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 867–929 ft

Out & Back · Southwoods Park

Trailhead: Jordan Creek Trail · 41.56866, -93.75217

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Jordan Creek Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miReach Jordan Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 1.1 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/city-campus-pond-city-campus-pond-out-back-3-lakes-8-km

Trail surface

4% paved1% dirt95% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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