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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Patterflow, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right onto JANK, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Patterflow, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ditch Digger East, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bootlegger, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Porterhouse, heading E.
- 400 ftBear right onto P.A.G.A.N., heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Porterhouse, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Porterhouse, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto P.A.G.A.N., heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left onto Porterhouse, heading NE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Bootlegger, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ditch Digger East, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Patterflow, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto JANK, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Patterflow, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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