Pleasant Creek Lake
6 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Pleasant Creek Lake is a 6-mile out-and-back in Pleasant Creek State Park near Shellsburg, IA. The route reaches Pleasant Creek Lake at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 333 ft. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Getting there
Directions
Pleasant Creek Lake
6 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 821–926 ft
Out & Back · Pleasant Creek State Park
Trailhead: 42.13219, -91.82906
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Pleasant Creek Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 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 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Pleasant Creek Lake & Pleasant Creek State Park Beach 2.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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