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Raccoon River Park Beach & Jordan Creek Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Raccoon River Park Beach & Jordan Creek Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back near Ashawa, IA. The route reaches Raccoon River Park Beach. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi824 – 929 ft10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.55238, -93.73801
Nearest town Ashawa, IA
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Raccoon River Park Beach & Jordan Creek Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Elevation 824–929 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.55238, -93.73801

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Transit-accessible: 68th St & Beechtree Dr stop 169 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Raccoon River Park Beach.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 150 ftSharp left onto Jordan Creek Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 2.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miReach Raccoon River Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
  17. 1.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  25. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/raccoon-river-park-beach-jordan-creek-trail-out-back-4-sights-16-km

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 68th St & Beechtree Dr stop 169 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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