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.

Elevation

0 mi738 – 781 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72310, -91.60485
Nearest town Oakdale, IA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 450 ftTurn left onto North Liberty Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftPass Liberty Centre Pond.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftReach Liberty Centre Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 1.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:09 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: SSB stop 579 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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