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.

Elevation

0 mi807 – 981 ft12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.64382, -93.73779
Nearest town Urbandale, IA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 1.6 miPass Lake Ceres.
  11. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto South Drive, heading E.
  13. 400 ftContinue straight onto South Drive Recreation Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Drive, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left onto Beaver Creek Greenbelt Trail, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  28. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  29. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  34. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  35. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  36. 50 ftTurn left onto Greenwood Hills Greenbelt, heading W.
  37. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Long Meadow Drive Greenbelt, heading S.
  38. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  40. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  41. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  42. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  43. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  44. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  45. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  46. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  47. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  48. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  49. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

10% paved1% dirt89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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