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Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project

Lake Red Rock & Jewell Drive

3.4 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Lake Red Rock & Jewell Drive is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project near Knoxville, IA. The route reaches Lake Red Rock. It is mostly level, with 117 ft of elevation gain. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi755 – 850 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.36379, -93.12732
Nearest town Knoxville, IA
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Lake Red Rock & Jewell Drive

3.4 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 756–850 ft

Out & Back · Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project

Trailhead: 41.36379, -93.12732

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right onto Jewell Drive, heading N.
  3. 50 ftPass Lake Red Rock.
  4. 0.6 miReach Lake Red Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 1.1 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-red-rock-jewell-drive-out-back-5-km-7996

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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