Southwoods Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi830 – 919 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.55596, -93.73706
Nearest town Ashawa, IA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Raccoon River Park Beach.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 150 ftSharp left onto Jordan Creek Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 1 miPass City Campus Pond.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftReach City Campus Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  28. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  29. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  34. 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
  35. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  36. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

13% paved87% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 67°F61°
Precip91%Wind11 mphUV1Humidity91%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (1.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 30% rain1 AM: 68% rain2 AM: 91% rain3 AM: 78% rain4 AM: 42% rain5 AM: 16% rain6 AM: 16% rain7 AM: 12% rain8 AM: 8% rain9 AM: 5% rain10 AM: 12% rain11 AM: 8% rain12 PM: 4% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 8% rain5 PM: 10% rain6 PM: 3% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 10% rain9 PM: 9% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 13% rain
Sunrise 7:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:17 PM
Mon 61°57° 46%
Tue 59°53° 18%
Wed 67°47°
Thu 58°55°
Fri 59°57° 23%
Sat 75°59° 36%

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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