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Southwoods Park

Jordan Creek Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Jordan Creek Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Southwoods Park near Ashawa, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 909 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56810, -93.75254
Nearest town Ashawa, IA
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Jordan Creek Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 867–909 ft

Out & Back · Southwoods Park

Trailhead: 41.56810, -93.75254

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jordan Creek Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 1.2 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-4-km-9cda

Trail surface

9% paved1% dirt90% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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