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Sac and Fox Trail City Park

Ephemeral Pond & Baby Birch via Sac & Fox Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Ephemeral Pond & Baby Birch via Sac & Fox Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Sac and Fox Trail City Park near Vernon View, IA. The route reaches Ephemeral Pond at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 751 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.98630, -91.60008
Nearest town Vernon View, IA
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Directions

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Ephemeral Pond & Baby Birch via Sac & Fox Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 700–750 ft

Out & Back · Sac and Fox Trail City Park

Trailhead: 41.98630, -91.60008

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading SE.
  3. 2.5 miContinue straight onto Baby Birch, heading SW.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Maple, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Maple, heading W.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading SW.
  9. 500 ftBear left onto Maple, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftBear right onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miReach Ephemeral Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miBear left onto Maple, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftBear right onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading N.
  14. 450 ftContinue straight onto Maple, heading N.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miBear right onto Maple, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Baby Birch, heading N.
  19. 450 ftContinue straight onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading N.
  20. 2.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 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/ephemeral-pond-ephemeral-pond-out-back-3-lakes-12-km

Trail surface

74% gravel5% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:09 PM

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