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Raccoon River Park Beach & Knolls Greenway Trail via Jordan Creek Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Raccoon River Park Beach & Knolls Greenway Trail via Jordan Creek Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Ashawa, IA. The route reaches Raccoon River Park Beach. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi830 – 984 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.55596, -93.73706
Nearest town Ashawa, IA
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Raccoon River Park Beach & Knolls Greenway Trail via Jordan Creek Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 830–985 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.55596, -93.73706

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: Jordan Creek Pkwy & Woodland Ave stop 267 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Raccoon River Park Beach.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 150 ftSharp left onto Jordan Creek Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 1.9 miTurn right onto 50th Street Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.9 miSharp right onto Knolls Greenway Trail, heading NW.
  13. 100 ftReach Raccoon River Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.9 miTurn left onto Jordan Creek Trail, heading S.
  15. 1.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 450 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/raccoon-river-park-beach-out-back-17-km

Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~95 min). Leave by 5:19 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Jordan Creek Pkwy & Woodland Ave stop 267 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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