Liberty Centre Pond & South Slope Pond via North Liberty Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 51 min

Liberty Centre Pond & South Slope Pond via North Liberty Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near North Liberty, IA. The route passes South Slope Pond and Liberty Centre Pond. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi758 – 810 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75649, -91.59743
Nearest town North Liberty, IA

Directions

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Liberty Centre Pond & South Slope Pond via North Liberty Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 51 min

Elevation 757–809 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.75649, -91.59743

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass South Slope Pond.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn right onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 400 ftContinue straight onto North Liberty Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.8 miSharp right, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftPass Liberty Centre Pond.
  11. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miReach Liberty Centre Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  18. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  20. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  22. 1 miTurn right onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 50 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

88% paved12% 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 6:48 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

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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