Northwest Cherry Creek Lane
4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Northwest Cherry Creek Lane is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Prairie Ridge Sports Complex 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.
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Northwest Cherry Creek Lane
4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 962–986 ft
Out & Back · Prairie Ridge Sports Complex
Trailhead: 41.73472, -93.62166
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto High Trestle Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 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.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto High Trestle Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Orlabor Gateway Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- High Trestle Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Orlabor Gateway Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Northwest Cherry Creek Lane 4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- High Trestle Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- High Trestle Trail Loop 4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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