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Colony Acres & Youth Sports Park Pond via Iowa River Corridor Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Colony Acres & Youth Sports Park Pond via Iowa River Corridor Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Coralville Youth Sports Park near North Liberty, IA. The route passes Colony Acres before reaching Youth Sports Park Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi725 – 791 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74853, -91.59227
Nearest town North Liberty, IA
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Colony Acres & Youth Sports Park Pond via Iowa River Corridor Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 727–791 ft

Out & Back · Coralville Youth Sports Park

Trailhead: 41.74853, -91.59227

Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 70°F / low 60° · precip 99% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Transit-accessible: Front St & Cherry St stop 471 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 1.1 miPass Colony Acres.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftPass Youth Sports Park Pond.
  12. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 500 ftReach Colony Acres, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  17. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 1.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 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-youth-sports-park-pond-out-back-3-lakes-7-km

Trail surface

5% paved95% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 70°F60°
Precip99%Wind11 mphUV1Humidity89%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°60° 12 AM: 50% rain1 AM: 83% rain2 AM: 98% rain3 AM: 99% rain4 AM: 85% rain5 AM: 86% rain6 AM: 67% rain7 AM: 64% rain8 AM: 59% rain9 AM: 36% rain10 AM: 24% rain11 AM: 13% rain12 PM: 10% rain1 PM: 8% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 5% rain5 PM: 7% rain6 PM: 3% 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° 31%
Tue 59°50° 31%
Wed 68°46°
Thu 68°51°
Fri 67°57°
Sat 68°56° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Front St & Cherry St stop 471 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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