Des Moines River & Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project Beach
3.4 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Des Moines River & Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project Beach is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in South Tailwater near Durham, IA. The route passes Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project Beach and Des Moines River. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Des Moines River & Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project Beach
3.4 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 691–798 ft
Out & Back · South Tailwater
Trailhead: 41.37746, -92.97016
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 70°F / low 61° · precip 99% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project Beach.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.6 miPass Des Moines River.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach Des Moines River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 100 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Des Moines River–Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project Beach, 3 lakes 10.3 mi · ▲ 271 ft
- Lake Red Rock & Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project Beach 1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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