Walker Johnston Park

Walker Johnston Fishing Pond via Colby Woods Trail

2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min

Walker Johnston Fishing Pond via Colby Woods Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Walker Johnston Park near Urbandale, IA. The route reaches Walker Johnston Fishing Pond. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi837 – 873 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.62742, -93.73884
Nearest town Urbandale, IA

Directions

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Walker Johnston Fishing Pond via Colby Woods Trail

2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min

Elevation 838–872 ft

Out & Back · Walker Johnston Park

Trailhead: 41.62742, -93.73884

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Transit-accessible: 86th St & Colby Pkwy stop 251 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Walker Johnston Fishing Pond.
  3. 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 100 ftBear left onto Colby Woods Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miReach Walker Johnston Fishing Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

37% paved1% boardwalk62% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 86th St & Colby Pkwy stop 251 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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