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Southwoods Park

Jordan Creek Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 50 min

Jordan Creek Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Southwoods Park near Ashawa, IA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi843 – 883 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57709, -93.73646
Nearest town Ashawa, IA
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Jordan Creek Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 50 min

Elevation 844–883 ft

Out & Back · Southwoods Park

Trailhead: 41.57709, -93.73646

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Jordan Creek Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 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-4-km-857c

Trail surface

10% paved90% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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