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Riverview Park

Riverview Lake & Inter-Urban Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Riverview Lake & Inter-Urban Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Riverview Park near Des Moines, IA. The route passes Riverview Lake and Riverview Lake. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi791 – 899 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.62228, -93.62529
Nearest town Des Moines, IA
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Riverview Lake & Inter-Urban Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 790–898 ft

Out & Back · Riverview Park

Trailhead: 41.62228, -93.62529

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Transit-accessible: 6th Ave & Boston Ave stop 38 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Riverview Lake.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Riverview Park Trail, heading W.
  8. 400 ftTurn right onto Riverview Park Walking Loop, heading N.
  9. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftPass Riverview Lake.
  11. 350 ftBear right onto McHenry Park Trail, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto Riverview Park Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Inter-Urban Trail, heading W.
  14. 1.2 miReach Riverview Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Riverview Park Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right onto McHenry Park Trail, heading E.
  17. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 350 ftBear left onto Riverview Park Walking Loop, heading E.
  19. 200 ftTurn left onto Riverview Park Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftArrive 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/riverview-lake-riverview-lake-out-back-5-lakes

Trail surface

65% paved32% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 6th Ave & Boston Ave stop 38 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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