Western Pond & Pleasant Creek Trail Loop
4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Western Pond & Pleasant Creek Trail Loop is a 4.4-mile loop near Pleasant Creek, IA. The route reaches Western Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Western Pond & Pleasant Creek Trail Loop
4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 589–596 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Pleasant Creek Trail · 42.18298, -90.35440
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pleasant Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Western Pond.
- 3.6 miThe loop closes 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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