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Ewing Park

Easter Lake Connector Trails

3 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Easter Lake Connector Trails is a 3-mile out-and-back in Ewing Park near East Des Moines, IA. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi853 – 942 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.53728, -93.55951
Nearest town East Des Moines, IA
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Easter Lake Connector Trails

3 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 854–942 ft

Out & Back · Ewing Park

Trailhead: 41.53728, -93.55951

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.9 miSharp left onto Easter Lake Connector Trails, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miReach Easter Lake Connector Trails, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 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/easter-lake-connector-trails-out-back-5-km-160a

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near East Des Moines, Iowa