Colby Woods Trail
2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min
Colby Woods Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Urbandale, IA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Colby Woods Trail
2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min
Elevation 838–877 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.62100, -93.72258
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Colby Woods Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:57 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:17 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:45 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Colby Woods Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Colby Woods Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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