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Southwoods Park

Jordan Creek Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Jordan Creek Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Southwoods Park near Ashawa, IA. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 984 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.58776, -93.77108
Nearest town Ashawa, IA
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Jordan Creek Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 865–985 ft

Out & Back · Southwoods Park

Trailhead: 41.58776, -93.77108

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Crossroads Park Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Knolls Greenway Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left onto Jordan Creek Trail, heading S.
  6. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 1.2 miTurn right onto 50th Street Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Crossroads Park Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  11. 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-8-km-6279

Trail surface

7% paved1% dirt92% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM — 4 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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