Northwest Cherry Creek Lane

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Northwest Cherry Creek Lane is a 3-mile out-and-back near Ankeny, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi961 – 988 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74958, -93.62420
Nearest town Ankeny, IA

Directions

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Northwest Cherry Creek Lane

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 963–986 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.74958, -93.62420

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 1.1 miTurn right onto Northwest Cherry Creek Lane, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  20. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  28. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 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

61% paved39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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