Greenwood Park Lagoon–Maytag Reflecting Pool, 5 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Greenwood Park Lagoon–Maytag Reflecting Pool, 5 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Ashworth Park near Windsor Heights, IA. The route passes Maytag Reflecting Pool and Greenwood Park Lagoon. It climbs 254 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Greenwood Park Lagoon–Maytag Reflecting Pool, 5 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 805–945 ft
Out & Back · Ashworth Park
Trailhead: 41.58376, -93.68206
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Transit-accessible: Grand Ave & Polk Blvd stop 109 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Maytag Reflecting Pool.
- 0.2 miPass Greenwood Park Lagoon.
- 150 ftBear right onto Rollercoaster Mountain Bike Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftReach Greenwood Park Lagoon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Poolside Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Hillside Mountain Bike Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Bill Riley Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Rollercoaster Mountain Bike Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Grand Ave & Polk Blvd stop 109 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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