Ingersoll Ave Sidepath & Meredith Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 43 min
Ingersoll Ave Sidepath & Meredith Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Water Works Park near Des Moines, IA. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi784 – 837 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.58338, -93.64105
Nearest town Des Moines, IA
Directions
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Ingersoll Ave Sidepath & Meredith Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 43 min
Elevation 784–837 ft
Out & Back · Water Works Park
Trailhead: 41.58338, -93.64105
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Transit-accessible: Ingersoll Ave & 18th St stop 250 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Meredith Trail Service Spur, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Meredith Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto SW 15th St Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Ingersoll Ave Sidepath, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Meredith Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Meredith Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Meredith Trail Service Spur, 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.
Trail surface
70% paved30% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Ingersoll Ave & 18th St stop 250 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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