Greenwood Park Lagoon–Maytag Reflecting Pool, 5 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Greenwood Park near West Des Moines, IA. The route passes Greenwood Park Lagoon before reaching Maytag Reflecting Pool at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi801 – 945 ft5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Walnut Creek Trail 41.57994, -93.70191
Nearest town West Des Moines, IA
Directions
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Greenwood Park Lagoon–Maytag Reflecting Pool, 5 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 801–945 ft
Out & Back · Greenwood Park
Trailhead: Walnut Creek Trail · 41.57994, -93.70191
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Grand Ave & 61st St stop 364 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto J11 Mountain Bike Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto J11 Mountain Bike Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Bill Riley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hillside Mountain Bike Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Poolside Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Greenwood Park Lagoon.
- 200 ftBear left onto Rollercoaster Mountain Bike Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Maytag Reflecting Pool.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Greenwood Park Lagoon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Poolside Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Hillside Mountain Bike Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bill Riley Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right onto J11 Mountain Bike Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto J11 Mountain Bike Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 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
59% paved31% dirt10% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Grand Ave & 61st St stop 364 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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