Liberty Centre Pond & North Liberty Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Liberty Centre Pond & North Liberty Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Oakdale, IA. The route reaches Liberty Centre Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Liberty Centre Pond & North Liberty Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 739–782 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.72310, -91.60485
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Transit-accessible: SSB stop 579 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto North Liberty Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Liberty Centre Pond.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Liberty Centre Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 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 6:49 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:09 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:37 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: SSB stop 579 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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