Colony Acres & South Slope Pond via Iowa River Corridor Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Colony Acres & South Slope Pond via Iowa River Corridor Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Penn Meadows Park near North Liberty, IA. The route passes South Slope Pond before reaching Colony Acres at the turnaround, 1.8 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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Directions
Colony Acres & South Slope Pond via Iowa River Corridor Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 741–808 ft
Out & Back · Penn Meadows Park
Trailhead: 41.75725, -91.59559
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass South Slope Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.1 miReach Colony Acres, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, 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.
Weather
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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- South Slope Pond & Iowa River Corridor Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Liberty Centre Pond & South Slope Pond via North Liberty Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Colony Acres–Liberty Centre Pond Loop, 5 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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