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Sac and Fox Trail City Park

Prairie Park Fishery–Ephemeral Pond, 3 lakes

7.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Prairie Park Fishery–Ephemeral Pond, 3 lakes is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Sac and Fox Trail City Park near Vernon View, IA. The route passes Ephemeral Pond and Prairie Park Fishery. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 748 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.96703, -91.58810
Nearest town Vernon View, IA
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Prairie Park Fishery–Ephemeral Pond, 3 lakes

7.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 698–748 ft

Out & Back · Sac and Fox Trail City Park

Trailhead: 41.96703, -91.58810

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Blue Bird Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miPass Ephemeral Pond.
  4. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading NE.
  6. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Ash, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftBear right onto Post derecho Reroute of Ash, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading SW.
  11. 1.4 miBear right onto Angler's Eyelet, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 350 ftPass Prairie Park Fishery.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tubes, heading W.
  17. 250 ftReach Prairie Park Fishery, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  21. 450 ftTurn right onto Angler's Eyelet, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miBear left onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading SE.
  23. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 2 miBear right onto Post derecho Reroute of Ash, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto Ash, heading NE.
  26. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading NE.
  27. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  28. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 0.1 miBear right onto Blue Bird Trail, heading E.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/prairie-park-fishery-ephemeral-pond-out-back-4-lakes

Trail surface

20% dirt5% gravel75% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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