Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project
Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project Beach
4.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project Beach is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project near Otley, IA. The route reaches Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project Beach at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project Beach
4.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 773–845 ft
Out & Back · Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project
Trailhead: 41.40074, -92.99150
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 2.5 miReach Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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 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 7:14 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:42 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lake Red Rock 10.9 mi · ▲ 302 ft
- Des Moines River & Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project Beach 8.1 mi · ▲ 251 ft
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