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Sac and Fox Trail City Park

Prairie Park Fishery–Ephemeral Pond, 4 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Prairie Park Fishery–Ephemeral Pond, 4 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Sac and Fox Trail City Park near Vernon View, IA. The route passes Ephemeral Pond, Prairie Park Fishery and Prairie Park Fishery. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 722 ft9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.97392, -91.58029
Nearest town Vernon View, IA
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Prairie Park Fishery–Ephemeral Pond, 4 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Elevation 698–721 ft

Out & Back · Sac and Fox Trail City Park

Trailhead: 41.97392, -91.58029

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

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftSharp right onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Maple, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading SW.
  5. 500 ftBear left onto Maple, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftBear right onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miPass Ephemeral Pond.
  8. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Ash, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftBear right onto Post derecho Reroute of Ash, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading SW.
  13. 1.4 miBear right onto Angler's Eyelet, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 400 ftPass Prairie Park Fishery.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tubes, heading W.
  19. 250 ftTurn left onto Cedar Lake Loop, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miPass Prairie Park Fishery.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 250 ftReach Prairie Park Fishery, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.6 miTurn right onto Tubes, heading S.
  26. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  28. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  29. 450 ftTurn right onto Angler's Eyelet, heading S.
  30. 0.1 miBear left onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading E.
  31. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  32. 2 miBear right onto Post derecho Reroute of Ash, heading NE.
  33. 100 ftBear left onto Ash, heading NE.
  34. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading NE.
  35. 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
  36. 0.3 miBear left onto Maple, heading NE.
  37. 250 ftBear right onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading E.
  38. 500 ftContinue straight onto Maple, heading E.
  39. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading E.
  40. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  41. 50 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-6-lakes-13-km-e3cc

Trail surface

15% dirt5% gravel80% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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