Tallgrass Pond & Grand Avenue Trail
16.2 mi · ▲ 473 ft · 5 hr 38 min
Tallgrass Pond & Grand Avenue Trail is a 16.2-mile out-and-back near Campbell, IA. The route reaches Tallgrass Pond at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 473 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tallgrass Pond & Grand Avenue Trail
16.2 mi · ▲ 473 ft · 5 hr 38 min
Elevation 836–1,047 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.55956, -93.82108
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Grand Avenue Trail, heading S.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 3.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftPass Tallgrass Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftReach Tallgrass Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 5.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.9 mi in (~199 min). Leave by 3:37 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Wells Fargo Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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