Crocker Woods–Riverview Lake, 7 sights
15.5 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 5 hr 13 min
Crocker Woods–Riverview Lake, 7 sights is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Saylorville Lake Project near Des Moines, IA. The route passes Birdland Lagoon, Riverview Lake, Crocker Woods and 2 more. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Crocker Woods–Riverview Lake, 7 sights
15.5 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 5 hr 13 min
Elevation 789–831 ft
Out & Back · Saylorville Lake Project
Trailhead: Neal Smith Trail · 41.60764, -93.60850
Weather Sep 21: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 58° · precip 41% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: E 14th St & E Washington Ave stop 655 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Neal Smith Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Birdland Lagoon.
- 1.1 miPass Riverview Lake.
- 50 ftPass Crocker Woods.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Riverview Park Spur, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear right onto Riverview Park Walking Loop, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right onto McHenry Park Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Riverview Park Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Inter-Urban Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Owl Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miBear left onto Sycamore Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right onto Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading NW.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miPass Beaver Creek Natural Resources Area Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Beaver Creek Natural Resources Area Beach.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Beaver Creek Greenbelt Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Crocker Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading S.
- 2.1 miBear left onto Sycamore Trail, heading E.
- 500 ftBear right onto Owl Trail, heading E.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Inter-Urban Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Riverview Park Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto McHenry Park Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left onto Riverview Park Walking Loop, heading E.
- 400 ftBear left onto Riverview Park Spur, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Neal Smith Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miBear 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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- Transit-accessible: E 14th St & E Washington Ave stop 655 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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