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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Northwest Cherry Creek Lane, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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