City Campus Pond & Raccoon River Park Beach via Jordan Creek Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 42 min
City Campus Pond & Raccoon River Park Beach via Jordan Creek Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Southwoods Park near Ashawa, IA. The route passes Raccoon River Park Beach before reaching City Campus Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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City Campus Pond & Raccoon River Park Beach via Jordan Creek Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 830–917 ft
Out & Back · Southwoods Park
Trailhead: 41.55596, -93.73706
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 67°F / low 61° · precip 91% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Raccoon River Park Beach.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Jordan Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1 miPass City Campus Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach City Campus Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 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 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Raccoon River Park Beach & Knolls Greenway Trail via Jordan Creek Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 189 ft
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