Kettlestone Commons Pond & Tallgrass Pond
4.6 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Kettlestone Commons Pond & Tallgrass Pond is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Booneville, IA. The route passes Tallgrass Pond before reaching Kettlestone Commons Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 247 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
4.6 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 864–1,041 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.55062, -93.84715
Weather Sep 21: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 58° · precip 35% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Tallgrass Pond.
- 50 ftPass Kettlestone Commons Pond.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftReach Kettlestone Commons Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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