Lake Ceres
4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Lake Ceres is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Camp Dodge, IA. The route reaches Lake Ceres at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Ceres
4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 826–852 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.68811, -93.71215
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Lake Ceres, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 5 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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