Pin Oak via Northwest Cherry Creek Lane
5.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Pin Oak via Northwest Cherry Creek Lane is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Prairie Ridge Sports Complex near Ankeny, IA. The route reaches Pin Oak at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pin Oak via Northwest Cherry Creek Lane
5.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 952–996 ft
Out & Back · Prairie Ridge Sports Complex
Trailhead: 41.76070, -93.60336
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Pin Oak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto High Trestle Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Northwest Cherry Creek Lane, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Northwest Cherry Creek Lane 3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Northwest Cherry Creek Lane Loop 3.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Northwest Cherry Creek Lane Loop 3.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Northwest Cherry Creek Lane Loop 3.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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