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Brookside Park

Pammel Woods–Ioway Creek, 4 lakes

5.5 mi · ▲ 72 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Pammel Woods–Ioway Creek, 4 lakes is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Brookside Park near Ames, IA. The route passes Lake Helen, Ioway Creek and Maple before reaching Pammel Woods at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 72 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 951 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bald Cypress Allée 42.01104, -93.63785
Nearest town Ames, IA
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Directions

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Pammel Woods–Ioway Creek, 4 lakes

5.5 mi · ▲ 72 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 886–950 ft

Out & Back · Brookside Park

Trailhead: Bald Cypress Allée · 42.01104, -93.63785

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 57°F / low 54° · precip 15% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: Christensen at Day Care Center Westbound stop 365 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bald Cypress Allée, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Helen.
  3. 350 ftTurn left onto University Boulevard Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  9. 200 ftContinue straight onto CyTown Lane, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miPass Ioway Creek.
  13. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  16. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  18. 150 ftPass Maple.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  29. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 0.6 miPass Pammel Woods.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 150 ftReach Pammel Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  33. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  34. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  35. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  39. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  40. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  41. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  43. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  44. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  45. 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
  46. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  47. 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
  48. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  49. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  50. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  51. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  52. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  53. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  54. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  55. 50 ftSharp right onto University Boulevard Trail, heading SE.
  56. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  57. 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/pammel-woods-ioway-creek-out-back-5-lakes-9-km

Trail surface

74% paved18% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 57°F54°
Precip15%Wind7 mphUV2Humidity91%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday (1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 15% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 9% rain3 AM: 11% rain4 AM: 12% rain5 AM: 15% rain6 AM: 10% rain7 AM: 10% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 10% rain10 AM: 8% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 3% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 3% rain5 PM: 4% rain6 PM: 2% rain7 PM: 2% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:14 PM
Wed 64°53°
Thu 66°54° 25%
Fri 64°59° 36%
Sat 63°58° 62%
Sun 72°57° 24%
Mon 71°54° 26%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Christensen at Day Care Center Westbound stop 365 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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