Kettlestone Commons Pond & Tallgrass Pond
2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 46 min
Kettlestone Commons Pond & Tallgrass Pond is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Midwest Country Estates, IA. The route passes Tallgrass Pond before reaching Kettlestone Commons Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Kettlestone Commons Pond & Tallgrass Pond
2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 46 min
Elevation 1,010–1,066 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.59258, -93.84251
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Tallgrass Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Kettlestone Commons Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Heart of the Warrior Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Heart of the Warrior Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Heart of the Warrior Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Heart of the Warrior Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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