Kettlestone Commons Pond & Tallgrass Pond
3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Kettlestone Commons Pond & Tallgrass Pond is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Midwest Country Estates, IA. The route passes Tallgrass Pond before reaching Kettlestone Commons Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Kettlestone Commons Pond & Tallgrass Pond
3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 1,010–1,048 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.60299, -93.86598
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miPass Tallgrass Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Kettlestone Commons Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.7 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 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Sugar Creek Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Heart of the Warrior Trail Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Heart of the Warrior Trail Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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