AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Petocka

7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Lake Petocka is a 7-mile out-and-back near Bondurant, IA. The route reaches Lake Petocka. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi938 – 978 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70287, -93.48026
Nearest town Bondurant, IA
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Lake Petocka

7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Elevation 939–977 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.70287, -93.48026

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.9 miPass Lake Petocka.
  5. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 1.4 miReach Lake Petocka, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
  10. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miArrive 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-petocka-lake-petocka-out-back-11-km

Trail surface

83% paved17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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