MacRae Park Pond & 2nd Avenue Sidepath via Meredith Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 39 min
MacRae Park Pond & 2nd Avenue Sidepath via Meredith Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in MacRae Park near Des Moines, IA. The route reaches MacRae Park Pond. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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MacRae Park Pond & 2nd Avenue Sidepath via Meredith Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 39 min
Elevation 791–826 ft
Out & Back · MacRae Park
Trailhead: MacRae Park Trail · 41.56917, -93.62401
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 500 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass MacRae Park Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto MacRae Park Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Meredith Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto 2nd Avenue Sidepath, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach MacRae Park Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Meredith Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto MacRae Park Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 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 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 500 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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