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Southwoods Park

City Campus Pond & Jordan Creek Trail Loop

6.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 2 hr 7 min

City Campus Pond & Jordan Creek Trail Loop is a 6.2-mile loop in Southwoods Park near Ashawa, IA. The route reaches City Campus Pond. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 1,001 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56392, -93.75974
Nearest town Ashawa, IA
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City Campus Pond & Jordan Creek Trail Loop

6.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 867–1,000 ft

Loop · Southwoods Park

Trailhead: 41.56392, -93.75974

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

Transit-accessible: Stagecoach Dr & Walmart stop 392 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass City Campus Pond.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jordan Creek Trail, heading NE.
  12. 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  27. 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftThe loop closes 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-loop

Trail surface

38% paved62% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Stagecoach Dr & Walmart stop 392 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Ashawa, Iowa