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Ewing Park

Easter Lake via Indianola Avenue Trail

1.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 36 min

Easter Lake via Indianola Avenue Trail is a 1.7-mile out-and-back in Ewing Park near Fort Des Moines, IA. The route reaches Easter Lake at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi824 – 938 ft1.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Indianola Avenue Trail 41.55208, -93.59561
Nearest town Fort Des Moines, IA
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Easter Lake via Indianola Avenue Trail

1.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 36 min

Elevation 824–940 ft

Out & Back · Ewing Park

Trailhead: Indianola Avenue Trail · 41.55208, -93.59561

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Indianola Ave & SE 14th St (Far-Side) stop 304 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Indianola Avenue Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.9 miSharp right onto Mark C. Ackelson Trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftReach Easter Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 50 ftSharp left onto Indianola Avenue Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.8 miArrive 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-out-back-3-km

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Indianola Ave & SE 14th St (Far-Side) stop 304 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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