Pammel Woods–Ioway Creek, 3 groves
2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 52 min
Pammel Woods–Ioway Creek, 3 groves is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Brookside Park near Ontario, IA. The route passes Pammel Woods and Ioway Creek before reaching Maple at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pammel Woods–Ioway Creek, 3 groves
2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 52 min
Elevation 891–963 ft
Out & Back · Brookside Park
Trailhead: 42.03294, -93.65223
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Hyland Avenue at Ross Road Northbound stop 281 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Pammel Woods.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Ioway Creek.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Maple.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Pammel Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: Hyland Avenue at Ross Road Northbound stop 281 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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