Ewing Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi827 – 935 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.53778, -93.58924
Nearest town South Ridge Estates, IA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 450 ftBear right onto Harry Piper Parkway Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 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 surface

18% dirt82% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:15 PM

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

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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