Spring Lake County Park

Spring Lake & Spring Lake Trails

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Spring Lake & Spring Lake Trails is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Spring Lake County Park near Gravel Pit, IA. The route reaches Spring Lake at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,017 – 1,034 ft1.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Spring Lake Trails 42.06521, -94.29268
Nearest town Gravel Pit, IA

Directions

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Spring Lake & Spring Lake Trails

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 1,016–1,034 ft

Out & Back · Spring Lake County Park

Trailhead: Spring Lake Trails · 42.06521, -94.29268

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

  1. Start on Spring Lake Trails, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miReach Spring Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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