AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Crossroads Park Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Crossroads Park Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Ashawa, IA. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi922 – 988 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.58776, -93.77108
Nearest town Ashawa, IA
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Crossroads Park Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 921–989 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.58776, -93.77108

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Crossroads Park Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Jordan Creek Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miSharp left onto Crossroads Park Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 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/crossroads-park-trail-out-back-5-km-839c

Trail surface

3% paved97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM — 2 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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