Lake Ceres & South Drive Recreation Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Lake Ceres & South Drive Recreation Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Herrold, IA. The route reaches Lake Ceres at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi807 – 873 ft5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68550, -93.74445
Nearest town Herrold, IA
Directions
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Lake Ceres & South Drive Recreation Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 807–872 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.68550, -93.74445
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 400 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto South Drive, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto South Drive Recreation Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Drive, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto South Drive Recreation Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Lake Ceres, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto South Drive, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto South Drive Recreation Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Drive, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
26% paved74% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:18 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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