West Lake–Liberty Centre Pond, 3 lakes
10.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr 30 min
West Lake–Liberty Centre Pond, 3 lakes is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Coralville Youth Sports Park near Oakdale, IA. The route passes Liberty Centre Pond and West Lake. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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West Lake–Liberty Centre Pond, 3 lakes
10.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Elevation 739–808 ft
Out & Back · Coralville Youth Sports Park
Trailhead: 41.71904, -91.59228
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto North Liberty Trail, heading W.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Liberty Centre Pond.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass West Lake.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach West Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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