Knolls Greenway Trail via Jordan Creek Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Knolls Greenway Trail via Jordan Creek Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Ashawa, IA. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 984 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jordan Creek Trail 41.57003, -93.74648
Nearest town Ashawa, IA

Directions

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Knolls Greenway Trail via Jordan Creek Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 867–985 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Jordan Creek Trail · 41.57003, -93.74648

Weather Sep 22: Light drizzle, high 59°F / low 56° · precip 22% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Jordan Creek Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.3 miTurn right onto 50th Street Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.9 miSharp right onto Knolls Greenway Trail, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftReach Knolls Greenway Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left onto Jordan Creek Trail, heading S.
  6. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 59°F56°
Precip22%Wind6 mphUV1Humidity96%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 22% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 6% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 6% rain6 AM: 5% rain7 AM: 9% rain8 AM: 12% rain9 AM: 8% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 7% rain12 PM: 4% rain1 PM: 5% rain2 PM: 5% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 5% rain5 PM: 3% rain6 PM: 3% rain7 PM: 2% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:14 PM
Wed 65°53°
Thu 67°54° 18%
Fri 62°59° 39%
Sat 69°59° 63%
Sun 71°58° 26%
Mon 72°59° 27%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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