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Frog Pond via Prairie Path

1.9 mi · ▲ 182 ft · 43 min

Frog Pond via Prairie Path is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Washington, IA. The route reaches Frog Pond. It is mostly level, with 182 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 745 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.24268, -91.68840
Nearest town Washington, IA
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Frog Pond via Prairie Path

1.9 mi · ▲ 182 ft · 43 min

Elevation 652–743 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.24268, -91.68840

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bluff Loop, heading W.
  7. 350 ftPass Frog Pond.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Frog Pond Portage, heading SW.
  9. 300 ftTurn left onto Prairie Path, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miReach Frog Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Frog Pond Portage, heading NE.
  12. 350 ftTurn left onto Bluff Loop, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  15. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  16. 150 ftTurn left onto Barn Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 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/frog-pond-frog-pond-out-back

Trail surface

49% grass28% dirt21% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Washington, Iowa