EMC Overlook–MacRae Park Pond, 3 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 45 min
EMC Overlook–MacRae Park Pond, 3 sights is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in MacRae Park near Des Moines, IA. The route passes MacRae Park Pond and EMC Overlook. It is mostly level, with 108 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, 3 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 45 min
Elevation 791–918 ft
Out & Back · MacRae Park
Trailhead: MacRae Park Trail · 41.56821, -93.62684
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 719 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on MacRae Park Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass MacRae Park Pond.
- 500 ftPass EMC Overlook.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Meredith Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto 2nd Avenue Sidepath, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach EMC Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Meredith Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto MacRae Park Trail, heading SW.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:57 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:17 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:45 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 719 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from MacRae Park Trail Trailhead
- Gray's Lake–EMC Overlook, 5 lakes 2.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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