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Lake Ceres–Greenwood Hills Greenbelt, 4 sights

10.9 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Lake Ceres–Greenwood Hills Greenbelt, 4 sights is a 10.9-mile out-and-back near Grimes, IA. The route reaches Lake Ceres at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi807 – 984 ft12.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68039, -93.79501
Nearest town Grimes, IA
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Lake Ceres–Greenwood Hills Greenbelt, 4 sights

10.9 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Elevation 806–983 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.68039, -93.79501

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 66°F / low 61° · precip 77% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 1.8 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Long Meadow Drive Greenbelt, heading E.
  13. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Greenwood Hills Greenbelt, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 1.2 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto South Drive, heading E.
  18. 300 ftPass Lake Ceres.
  19. 100 ftContinue straight onto South Drive Recreation Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Drive, heading E.
  21. 200 ftContinue straight onto South Drive Recreation Trail, heading E.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  23. 150 ftReach Lake Ceres, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  25. 250 ftContinue straight onto South Drive, heading E.
  26. 100 ftContinue straight onto South Drive Recreation Trail, heading E.
  27. 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Drive, heading SE.
  28. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  30. 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn left onto Greenwood Hills Greenbelt, heading W.
  32. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Long Meadow Drive Greenbelt, heading S.
  33. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  35. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  36. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  37. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  38. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  39. 1.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  40. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  41. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  43. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-ceres-lake-ceres-out-back-5-sights-17-km

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 66°F61°
Precip77%Wind11 mphUV1Humidity90%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 21% rain1 AM: 44% rain2 AM: 77% rain3 AM: 57% rain4 AM: 37% rain5 AM: 17% rain6 AM: 23% rain7 AM: 12% rain8 AM: 6% rain9 AM: 6% rain10 AM: 10% rain11 AM: 9% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 7% rain5 PM: 10% rain6 PM: 4% rain7 PM: 9% rain8 PM: 7% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 9% rain11 PM: 19% rain
Sunrise 7:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:18 PM
Mon 61°56° 49%
Tue 57°50° 20%
Wed 67°46°
Thu 57°55°
Fri 59°56° 27%
Sat 74°58° 36%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Grimes, Iowa