Prairie Park Fishery & Cedar Lake Loop via Sac & Fox Trail
3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr
Prairie Park Fishery & Cedar Lake Loop via Sac & Fox Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Prairie Park near Otis, IA. The route passes Prairie Park Fishery before reaching Prairie Park Fishery at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prairie Park Fishery & Cedar Lake Loop via Sac & Fox Trail
3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 704–723 ft
Out & Back · Prairie Park
Trailhead: Sac & Fox Trail · 41.94769, -91.62126
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sac & Fox Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftBear right onto Angler's Eyelet, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Prairie Park Fishery.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tubes, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Cedar Lake Loop, heading NE.
- 1 miPass Prairie Park Fishery.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Angler's Eyelet, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Sac & Fox Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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