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Southwoods Park

Jordan Creek Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Jordan Creek Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Southwoods Park near Ashawa, IA. It is mostly level, with 138 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 41.58720, -93.77290
Nearest town Ashawa, IA
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Jordan Creek Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 865–985 ft

Out & Back · Southwoods Park

Trailhead: 41.58720, -93.77290

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Crossroads Park Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Knolls Greenway Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left onto Jordan Creek Trail, heading S.
  7. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 1.2 miTurn right onto 50th Street Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Crossroads Park Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 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-f12d

Trail surface

6% paved1% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM — 4 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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