Pleasant Creek Lake & Pleasant Creek State Park Beach
9.6 mi · ▲ 532 ft · 3 hr 28 min
Pleasant Creek Lake & Pleasant Creek State Park Beach is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Pleasant Creek State Park near Shellsburg, IA. The route passes Pleasant Creek State Park Beach and Pleasant Creek Lake. It climbs 532 ft. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Pleasant Creek Lake & Pleasant Creek State Park Beach
9.6 mi · ▲ 532 ft · 3 hr 28 min
Elevation 768–926 ft
Out & Back · Pleasant Creek State Park
Trailhead: 42.12825, -91.81600
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 N.
- 50 ftPass Pleasant Creek State Park Beach.
- 50 ftPass Pleasant Creek Lake.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 3.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miReach Pleasant Creek Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
- 4.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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