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Southwoods Park

Jordan Creek Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Jordan Creek Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Southwoods Park near Campbell, IA. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 991 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.59638, -93.78037
Nearest town Campbell, IA
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Jordan Creek Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 865–990 ft

Out & Back · Southwoods Park

Trailhead: 41.59638, -93.78037

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Transit-accessible: University Ave & Farm Bureau stop 448 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Crossroads Park Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Knolls Greenway Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.9 miTurn left onto Jordan Creek Trail, heading SE.
  11. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 1.2 miTurn right onto 50th Street Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Crossroads Park Trail, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 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/jordan-creek-trail-out-back-11-km-ac16

Trail surface

5% paved95% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: University Ave & Farm Bureau stop 448 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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