Beaver Creek Natural Resources Area
Lake Ceres–Beaver Creek Greenbelt Trail, 5 sights
11.2 mi · ▲ 295 ft · 3 hr 53 min
Lake Ceres–Beaver Creek Greenbelt Trail, 5 sights is an 11.2-mile out-and-back in Beaver Creek Natural Resources Area near Urbandale, IA. The route reaches Lake Ceres. It climbs 295 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Ceres–Beaver Creek Greenbelt Trail, 5 sights
11.2 mi · ▲ 295 ft · 3 hr 53 min
Elevation 806–981 ft
Out & Back · Beaver Creek Natural Resources Area
Trailhead: 41.64382, -93.73779
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.6 miPass Lake Ceres.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto South Drive, heading E.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto South Drive Recreation Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Drive, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Beaver Creek Greenbelt Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Greenwood Hills Greenbelt, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Long Meadow Drive Greenbelt, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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