Jordan Creek Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Jordan Creek Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Commerce, IA. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Jordan Creek Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 902–988 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: East Wells Fargo Trail · 41.55928, -93.80191
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Transit-accessible: S 68th St & E Wells Fargo Entrance stop 277 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on East Wells Fargo Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wells Fargo Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Jordan Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Jordan Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Wells Fargo Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto East Wells Fargo Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:44 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: S 68th St & E Wells Fargo Entrance stop 277 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from East Wells Fargo Trail Trailhead
- Wells Fargo Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Wells Fargo Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- East Wells Fargo Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- East Wells Fargo Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- East Wells Fargo Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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