Harry Piper Parkway Trail
2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 43 min
Harry Piper Parkway Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Ewing Park near South Ridge Estates, IA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Harry Piper Parkway Trail
2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 43 min
Elevation 825–934 ft
Out & Back · Ewing Park
Trailhead: 41.53778, -93.58924
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right onto Harry Piper Parkway Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Easter Lake Connector Trails via Harry Piper Parkway Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Harry Piper Parkway Trail 2 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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