Lake Darling & Lake Darling State Park Beach via Lake Darling Road
9.3 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Lake Darling & Lake Darling State Park Beach via Lake Darling Road is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Darling State Park near Veo, IA. The route passes Lake Darling and Lake Darling State Park Beach. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lake Darling & Lake Darling State Park Beach via Lake Darling Road
9.3 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Elevation 657–739 ft
Out & Back · Lake Darling State Park
Trailhead: 41.17878, -91.89288
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Lake Darling, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 4.1 miPass Lake Darling State Park Beach.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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