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Southwoods Park

City Campus Pond & Raccoon River Park Beach via Jordan Creek Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 137 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, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi824 – 912 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.55238, -93.73801
Nearest town Ashawa, IA
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City Campus Pond & Raccoon River Park Beach via Jordan Creek Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 824–913 ft

Out & Back · Southwoods Park

Trailhead: 41.55238, -93.73801

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Raccoon River Park Beach.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 150 ftSharp left onto Jordan Creek Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 1.2 miReach City Campus Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.6 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-raccoon-river-park-beach-out-back-8-km-e7b1

Trail surface

13% paved87% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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