Ioway Creek
4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Ioway Creek is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Ames, IA. The route reaches Ioway Creek. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi886 – 912 ft6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.00123, -93.60953
Nearest town Ames, IA
Directions
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Ioway Creek
4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 886–912 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.00123, -93.60953
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: South Duff Avenue at Airport Road Northbound stop 50 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Ioway Creek.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Ioway Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 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
91% paved1% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:15 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: South Duff Avenue at Airport Road Northbound stop 50 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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