Pond #2–Youth Group Camp Pond, 5 lakes
2.7 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 57 min
Pond #2–Youth Group Camp Pond, 5 lakes is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in F.W. Kent Park near Oxford, IA. The route passes Conservation Education Center Pond, Youth Group Camp Pond and Pond #2 before reaching Pond #4 at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 116 ft of elevation gain. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Pond #2–Youth Group Camp Pond, 5 lakes
2.7 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 57 min
Elevation 766–855 ft
Out & Back · F.W. Kent Park
Trailhead: F.W. Kent Park · 41.73591, -91.73200
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on F.W. Kent Park, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Conservation Education Center Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Youth Group Camp Pond.
- 50 ftPass Pond #2.
- 0.1 miPass Pond #4.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Pond #2, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 0 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from F.W. Kent Park Trailhead
- F.W. Kent Park 2.5 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- F.W. Kent Park 2.8 mi · ▲ 225 ft
- F.W. Kent Park 2.6 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- F.W. Kent Park 2.9 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- F.W. Kent Park Beach–Conservation Education Center Pond, 3 beaches 2.6 mi · ▲ 59 ft
- Pond #1–Conservation Education Center Pond, 3 lakes 1.9 mi · ▲ 85 ft
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