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Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor

Walnut Grove–Ioway Creek, 3 groves

3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Walnut Grove–Ioway Creek, 3 groves is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor near Ames, IA. The route passes Ioway Creek before reaching Walnut Grove at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 942 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.01668, -93.63077
Nearest town Ames, IA
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Walnut Grove–Ioway Creek, 3 groves

3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 888–942 ft

Out & Back · Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor

Trailhead: 42.01668, -93.63077

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

Transit-accessible: South 4th Street at University Boulevard Eastbound stop 73 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftPass Ioway Creek.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Vet Med Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Wetland Boardwalk, heading S.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftReach Walnut Grove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  27. 400 ftSharp right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  29. 450 ftTurn right onto Vet Med Trail, heading E.
  30. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  32. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/walnut-grove-ioway-creek-out-back-3-groves-5-km

Trail surface

83% paved1% gravel16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: South 4th Street at University Boulevard Eastbound stop 73 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Ames, Iowa