AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Brookside Park

Ioway Creek–Maple, 4 lakes

4.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Ioway Creek–Maple, 4 lakes is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Brookside Park near Ames, IA. The route passes Lake Helen, Ioway Creek and Maple before reaching Marriage Ring at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 938 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.01261, -93.63681
Nearest town Ames, IA
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Ioway Creek–Maple, 4 lakes

4.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 886–937 ft

Out & Back · Brookside Park

Trailhead: 42.01261, -93.63681

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: Jack Trice Stadium stop 411 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Helen.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto CyTown Lane, heading N.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 500 ftSharp left, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miPass Ioway Creek.
  8. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftPass Maple.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  24. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miPass Marriage Ring.
  27. 0.1 miReach Ioway Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  29. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  30. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  34. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  35. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  36. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  40. 400 ftBear left, heading E.
  41. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  42. 200 ftSharp left, heading E.
  43. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  44. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  45. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  46. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  47. 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-maple-out-back-4-lakes-8-km

Trail surface

74% paved16% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Jack Trice Stadium stop 411 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Ames, Iowa