Penn Meadows Park

Colony Acres–Liberty Centre Pond Loop, 5 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Colony Acres–Liberty Centre Pond Loop, 5 sights is a 5.6-mile loop in Penn Meadows Park near North Liberty, IA. The route passes South Slope Pond, Liberty Centre Pond and Colony Acres. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi725 – 807 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75725, -91.59559
Nearest town North Liberty, IA

Directions

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Colony Acres–Liberty Centre Pond Loop, 5 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 727–809 ft

Loop · Penn Meadows Park

Trailhead: 41.75725, -91.59559

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass South Slope Pond.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 450 ftContinue straight onto North Liberty Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.8 miSharp right, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftPass Liberty Centre Pond.
  13. 200 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.5 miPass Colony Acres.
  22. 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 200 ftTurn left onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading N.
  24. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  26. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  28. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  29. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

48% paved52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM — 9 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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