Ephemeral Pond–Wood Duck Way, 3 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 42 min
Ephemeral Pond–Wood Duck Way, 3 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Indian Creek Nature Center near Vernon View, IA. The route reaches Ephemeral Pond at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 117 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi705 – 833 ft2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wood Duck Way 41.96237, -91.59181
Nearest town Vernon View, IA
Directions
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Ephemeral Pond–Wood Duck Way, 3 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 42 min
Elevation 705–835 ft
Out & Back · Indian Creek Nature Center
Trailhead: Wood Duck Way · 41.96237, -91.59181
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wood Duck Way, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Bird Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftReach Ephemeral Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cedar Overlook Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Woodland Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cedar Overlook Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Wood Duck Way, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
32% dirt5% grass3% gravel1% paved59% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:07 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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