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John Pat Dorrian Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

John Pat Dorrian Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Des Moines, IA. 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 mi781 – 807 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: John Pat Dorrian Trail Service Spur 41.57888, -93.59864
Nearest town Des Moines, IA
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John Pat Dorrian Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Elevation 780–806 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: John Pat Dorrian Trail Service Spur · 41.57888, -93.59864

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on John Pat Dorrian Trail Service Spur, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto John Pat Dorrian Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miBear left onto Martin Luther King Junior Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto 2nd Avenue Sidepath, heading S.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Meredith Trail Service Spur, heading S.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto 2nd Avenue Sidepath, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Meredith Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto 2nd Avenue Sidepath, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Meredith Trail Service Spur, heading S.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto 2nd Avenue Sidepath, heading S.
  15. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Martin Luther King Junior Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miBear right onto John Pat Dorrian Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.8 miContinue straight onto John Pat Dorrian Trail Service Spur, heading SE.
  21. 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/john-pat-dorrian-trail-out-back-4-km-dbbe

Trail surface

90% paved10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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