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Ioway Creek Stormwater Wetland

Ioway Creek–Lake Helen, 3 lakes

8 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Ioway Creek–Lake Helen, 3 lakes is an 8-mile out-and-back in Ioway Creek Stormwater Wetland near Ontario, IA. The route passes Lake Helen and Ioway Creek. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 1,004 ft10.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02120, -93.67050
Nearest town Ontario, IA
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Ioway Creek–Lake Helen, 3 lakes

8 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Elevation 878–1,005 ft

Out & Back · Ioway Creek Stormwater Wetland

Trailhead: 42.02120, -93.67050

Weather Sep 22: Light drizzle, high 57°F / low 54° · precip 16% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: Lincoln Way at Marshall Avenue Westbound stop 203 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miPass Lake Helen.
  14. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  20. 150 ftPass Ioway Creek.
  21. 100 ftContinue straight onto CyTown Lane, heading SE.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.5 miTurn right onto South Grand Avenue Trail, heading E.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left onto South 5th Street Trail, heading NE.
  27. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  33. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  34. 50 ftReach Ioway Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  36. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  38. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  40. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  41. 0.5 miTurn right onto South Grand Avenue Trail, heading SE.
  42. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  43. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  45. 0.1 miTurn left onto CyTown Lane, heading W.
  46. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  47. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  48. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  49. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  50. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  51. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  52. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  53. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  54. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  55. 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
  56. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  57. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  58. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  59. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  60. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  61. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  62. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  63. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ioway-creek-lake-helen-out-back-4-lakes-13-km

Trail surface

57% paved43% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 57°F54°
Precip16%Wind8 mphUV1Humidity94%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday (1.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 16% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 9% rain3 AM: 11% rain4 AM: 11% rain5 AM: 11% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 7% rain8 AM: 8% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 10% rain12 PM: 7% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 11% rain4 PM: 12% rain5 PM: 5% rain6 PM: 3% rain7 PM: 3% rain8 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:14 PM
Wed 65°49°
Thu 61°55° 27%
Fri 61°58° 37%
Sat 66°59° 62%
Sun 69°57° 24%
Mon 72°59° 26%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lincoln Way at Marshall Avenue Westbound stop 203 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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