Greenwood Park Lagoon–J11 Mountain Bike Trail, 4 sights is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Denman Woods near Windsor Heights, IA. The route reaches Greenwood Park Lagoon at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi801 – 932 ft10.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60020, -93.70508
Nearest town Windsor Heights, IA
Directions
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Greenwood Park Lagoon–J11 Mountain Bike Trail, 4 sights
8.7 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Elevation 801–931 ft
Out & Back · Denman Woods
Trailhead: 41.60020, -93.70508
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Transit-accessible: University Ave & 63rd St stop 70 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto J11 Mountain Bike Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right onto J11 Mountain Bike Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Bill Riley Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear left onto Rollercoaster Mountain Bike Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach Greenwood Park Lagoon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Bill Riley Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto J11 Mountain Bike Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right onto J11 Mountain Bike Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 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
57% paved24% dirt19% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:43 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: University Ave & 63rd St stop 70 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Clive Greenbelt Trail 6 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Clive Greenbelt Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Walnut Creek Trail & Waveland Trail 7.7 mi · ▲ 250 ft
- Clive Greenbelt Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Walnut Creek Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 110 ft
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