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Penn Meadows Park

Colony Acres & Iowa River Corridor Trail

10 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 3 hr 26 min

Colony Acres & Iowa River Corridor Trail is a 10-mile out-and-back in Penn Meadows Park near Oakdale, IA. The route reaches Colony Acres. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi725 – 810 ft11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70423, -91.58769
Nearest town Oakdale, IA
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Colony Acres & Iowa River Corridor Trail

10 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 3 hr 26 min

Elevation 726–812 ft

Out & Back · Penn Meadows Park

Trailhead: 41.70423, -91.58769

Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 70°F / low 59° · precip 98% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Transit-accessible: Oakdale Blvd & 12th Ave stop 41 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Muddy Creek Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 1 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miPass Colony Acres.
  12. 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading N.
  14. 2 miReach Colony Acres, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 1.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 1 miTurn right onto Muddy Creek Trail, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 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/colony-acres-iowa-river-corridor-trail-out-back

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 70°F59°
Precip98%Wind11 mphUV1Humidity90%
Rained 1″ yesterday (2.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 52% rain1 AM: 87% rain2 AM: 98% rain3 AM: 98% rain4 AM: 84% rain5 AM: 88% rain6 AM: 66% rain7 AM: 59% rain8 AM: 55% rain9 AM: 39% rain10 AM: 28% rain11 AM: 15% rain12 PM: 9% rain1 PM: 7% rain2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 5% rain5 PM: 7% rain6 PM: 4% rain7 PM: 1% rain8 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:52 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:09 PM
Mon 60°55° 33%
Tue 60°50° 33%
Wed 68°46°
Thu 68°52°
Fri 65°58°
Sat 70°56° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Oakdale Blvd & 12th Ave stop 41 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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