Lake Red Rock & Karr Trail
1 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 24 min
Lake Red Rock & Karr Trail is a 1-mile out-and-back in Cordova Park near Otley, IA. The route reaches Lake Red Rock. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Red Rock & Karr Trail
1 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 24 min
Elevation 768–862 ft
Out & Back · Cordova Park
Trailhead: Pavilion Restroom Spur · 41.42592, -93.09361
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 69°F / low 61° · precip 98% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pavilion Restroom Spur, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Karr Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Lake Red Rock.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Road Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Parking / Prarie Spur, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Karr Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Pavilion Restroom Spur, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:54 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:43 PM.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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