Lake Ahquabi & Lake Ahquabi State Park Beach is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Ahquabi State Park near Indianola, IA. The route passes Lake Ahquabi before reaching Lake Ahquabi State Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 247 ft of elevation gain. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi856 – 951 ft6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.29744, -93.59150
Nearest town Indianola, IA
Directions
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Lake Ahquabi & Lake Ahquabi State Park Beach
5.4 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 858–951 ft
Out & Back · Lake Ahquabi State Park
Trailhead: 41.29744, -93.59150
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftPass Lake Ahquabi.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Lake Ahquabi State Park Beach.
- 0.1 miReach Lake Ahquabi, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:57 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:17 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:44 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
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