South Slope Pond & Iowa River Corridor Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 43 min
South Slope Pond & Iowa River Corridor Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Penn Meadows Park near North Liberty, IA. The route reaches South Slope Pond. It is mostly level, with 27 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
5.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 760–809 ft
Out & Back · Penn Meadows Park
Trailhead: 41.75649, -91.59743
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass South Slope Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading S.
- 2.5 miReach South Slope Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:48 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:09 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:37 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Colony Acres & South Slope Pond via Iowa River Corridor Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Liberty Centre Pond & South Slope Pond via North Liberty Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Colony Acres–Liberty Centre Pond Loop, 5 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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