Tallgrass Pond
9.9 mi · ▲ 363 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Tallgrass Pond is a 9.9-mile out-and-back near Midwest Country Estates, IA. The route reaches Tallgrass Pond. It climbs 363 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tallgrass Pond
9.9 mi · ▲ 363 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Elevation 842–1,047 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.57872, -93.86710
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Tallgrass Pond.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 3.3 miReach Tallgrass Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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