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Jordan Creek Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Jordan Creek Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Midwest Country Estates, IA. It is mostly level, with 160 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi945 – 1,034 ft10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.58059, -93.83719
Nearest town Midwest Country Estates, IA
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Jordan Creek Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 946–1,032 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.58059, -93.83719

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jordan Creek Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  26. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  27. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  30. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  31. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  33. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  34. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  35. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  37. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  38. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  39. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  40. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  41. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  42. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  43. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  44. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  45. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  46. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  47. 0.8 miArrive 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-14-km-4d52

Trail surface

36% paved64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:54 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:14 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:42 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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