South Slope Pond & Iowa River Corridor Trail
8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 42 min
South Slope Pond & Iowa River Corridor Trail is an 8-mile out-and-back in Penn Meadows Park near North Liberty, IA. The route reaches South Slope Pond. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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South Slope Pond & Iowa River Corridor Trail
8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 751–809 ft
Out & Back · Penn Meadows Park
Trailhead: 41.74118, -91.60789
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: Sugar Creek Ln & Praire Ridge Rd stop 159 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto North Liberty Trail, heading E.
- 1 miPass South Slope Pond.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading E.
- 2.6 miReach South Slope Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto North Liberty Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Sugar Creek Ln & Praire Ridge Rd stop 159 m from the trailhead
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