Beverly Park

Porterhouse

1.9 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 43 min

Porterhouse is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Beverly Park near Grand View Village, IA. It is mostly level, with 172 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi742 – 824 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.94196, -91.71739
Nearest town Grand View Village, IA

Directions

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Porterhouse

1.9 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 43 min

Elevation 742–823 ft

Out & Back · Beverly Park

Trailhead: 41.94196, -91.71739

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Patterflow, heading E.
  9. 200 ftTurn right onto JANK, heading S.
  10. 100 ftTurn left onto Patterflow, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ditch Digger East, heading SE.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Bootlegger, heading E.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Porterhouse, heading E.
  16. 400 ftBear right onto P.A.G.A.N., heading E.
  17. 350 ftContinue straight onto Porterhouse, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miReach Porterhouse, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto P.A.G.A.N., heading SE.
  20. 300 ftBear left onto Porterhouse, heading NE.
  21. 400 ftContinue straight onto Bootlegger, heading NE.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto Ditch Digger East, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Patterflow, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto JANK, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Patterflow, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  31. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  34. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  35. 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 surface

45% dirt55% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead