EMC Overlook & MacRae Park Pond via Meredith Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 43 min
EMC Overlook & MacRae Park Pond via Meredith Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in MacRae Park near Des Moines, IA. The route passes MacRae Park Pond before reaching EMC Overlook at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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EMC Overlook & MacRae Park Pond via Meredith Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 43 min
Elevation 798–924 ft
Out & Back · MacRae Park
Trailhead: 41.57819, -93.61254
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Transit-accessible: W MLK Jr Pkwy & SW 2nd St stop 609 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Meredith Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto MacRae Park Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass MacRae Park Pond.
- 100 ftPass EMC Overlook.
- 0.3 miReach EMC Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Meredith Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: W MLK Jr Pkwy & SW 2nd St stop 609 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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