University Lake via Timber Ridge Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 33 min
University Lake via Timber Ridge Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Tiffin, IA. The route reaches University Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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University Lake via Timber Ridge Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 691–792 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.71688, -91.64925
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Timber Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach University Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 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 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Clear Creek Trail 13 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Clear Creek Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Clear Creek Trail 9 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Timber Ridge Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 139 ft
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