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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Walker Johnston Fishing Pond.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto Colby Woods Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Walker Johnston Fishing Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 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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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
More from this trailhead
- Walker Johnston Fishing Pond–Around the Block, 6 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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