Colony Acres & Youth Sports Park Pond via Muddy Creek Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Colony Acres & Youth Sports Park Pond via Muddy Creek Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Coralville Youth Sports Park near Oakdale, IA. The route passes Colony Acres and Youth Sports Park Pond. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Colony Acres & Youth Sports Park Pond via Muddy Creek Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 721–812 ft
Out & Back · Coralville Youth Sports Park
Trailhead: 41.70423, -91.58769
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Transit-accessible: Oakdale Blvd & 12th Ave stop 41 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Muddy Creek Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Colony Acres, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftPass Youth Sports Park Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Oakdale Blvd & 12th Ave stop 41 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Colony Acres & Iowa River Corridor Trail 10 mi · ▲ 189 ft
- University Lake–Clear Creek Trail, 3 sights 14.9 mi · ▲ 360 ft
- Youth Sports Park Pond via Muddy Creek Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Muddy Creek Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Muddy Creek Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Auburn Hills Trail via Muddy Creek Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 144 ft
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