Kettlestone Commons Pond & Tallgrass Pond via Heart of the Warrior Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Kettlestone Commons Pond & Tallgrass Pond via Heart of the Warrior Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Midwest Country Estates, IA. The route passes Tallgrass Pond and Kettlestone Commons Pond. It is mostly level, with 53 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 via Heart of the Warrior Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 1,016–1,061 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.58280, -93.85673
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 450 ftPass Tallgrass Pond.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Kettlestone Commons Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Heart of the Warrior Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Kettlestone Commons Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:58 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:18 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:46 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Kettlestone Commons Pond–Tallgrass Pond, 3 lakes 6.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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