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Prairie Ridge Sports Complex

Northwest Cherry Creek Lane

4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Northwest Cherry Creek Lane is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Prairie Ridge Sports Complex near Ankeny, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi961 – 994 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73246, -93.60099
Nearest town Ankeny, IA
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Northwest Cherry Creek Lane

4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 962–993 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Ridge Sports Complex

Trailhead: 41.73246, -93.60099

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Transit-accessible: Hawkeye Park & Ride stop 696 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 400 ftSharp right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 350 ftBear left onto Northwest Lakeshore Drive, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  20. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right onto Northwest Cherry Creek Lane, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  31. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  32. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  34. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  36. 0.5 miTurn left onto Northwest Lakeshore Drive, heading S.
  37. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  38. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  39. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  40. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  41. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  42. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  43. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  44. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/northwest-cherry-creek-lane-out-back-7-km-6b16

Trail surface

50% paved50% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hawkeye Park & Ride stop 696 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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