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Kettlestone Commons Pond & Tallgrass Pond via Heart of the Warrior Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Kettlestone Commons Pond & Tallgrass Pond via Heart of the Warrior Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Midwest Country Estates, IA. The route passes Tallgrass Pond before reaching Kettlestone Commons Pond at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,004 – 1,060 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.61454, -93.83484
Nearest town Midwest Country Estates, IA
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Kettlestone Commons Pond & Tallgrass Pond via Heart of the Warrior Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 1,004–1,061 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.61454, -93.83484

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Clive Greenbelt Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Heart of the Warrior Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 0.8 miPass Tallgrass Pond.
  13. 50 ftPass Kettlestone Commons Pond.
  14. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  20. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftReach Kettlestone Commons Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  23. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  29. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  32. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  33. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  35. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  36. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  37. 50 ftArrive 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/clive-lake-kettlestone-commons-pond-out-back-5-lakes

Trail surface

44% paved56% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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