Greenbelt Park

Walker Johnston Fishing Pond & Colby Woods Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Walker Johnston Fishing Pond & Colby Woods Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Greenbelt Park near Clive, IA. The route reaches Walker Johnston Fishing Pond at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi814 – 863 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Clive Greenbelt Trail 41.60497, -93.73808
Nearest town Clive, IA

Directions

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Walker Johnston Fishing Pond & Colby Woods Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 815–864 ft

Out & Back · Greenbelt Park

Trailhead: Clive Greenbelt Trail · 41.60497, -93.73808

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Transit-accessible: University Blvd & NW 86th St stop 203 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Clive Greenbelt Trail, heading SE.
  2. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Colby Woods Trail, heading E.
  7. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  11. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftReach Walker Johnston Fishing Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  19. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftSharp right onto Clive Greenbelt Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

53% paved47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: University Blvd & NW 86th St stop 203 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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