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Liberty Centre Pond–Muddy Creek Trail, 3 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 3 hr

Liberty Centre Pond–Muddy Creek Trail, 3 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near North Liberty, IA. The route reaches Liberty Centre Pond. It climbs 250 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi689 – 810 ft9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75101, -91.60719
Nearest town North Liberty, IA
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Liberty Centre Pond–Muddy Creek Trail, 3 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 3 hr

Elevation 690–812 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.75101, -91.60719

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Transit-accessible: North Liberty Rec Center stop 107 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miPass Liberty Centre Pond.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto North Liberty Trail, heading E.
  9. 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 1 miSharp left onto Muddy Creek Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.8 miReach Liberty Centre Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
  20. 1 miBear left, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  23. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  25. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right onto North Liberty Trail, heading NE.
  28. 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  34. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/liberty-centre-pond-liberty-centre-pond-out-back-4-sights-14-km

Trail surface

66% paved34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: North Liberty Rec Center stop 107 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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