Colony Acres–Liberty Centre Pond, 4 lakes
8.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr
Colony Acres–Liberty Centre Pond, 4 lakes is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Penn Meadows Park near North Liberty, IA. The route passes Liberty Centre Pond and South Slope Pond before reaching Colony Acres at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Colony Acres–Liberty Centre Pond, 4 lakes
8.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr
Elevation 741–809 ft
Out & Back · Penn Meadows Park
Trailhead: 41.73757, -91.62568
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Liberty Centre Pond.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto North Liberty Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miPass South Slope Pond.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.1 miReach Colony Acres, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto North Liberty Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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 2.9 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Fox Valley Pond 3.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- West Lake & Liberty Centre Pond Loop 4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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