Windsor Ridge Pond via Scott-Beech
4.5 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Windsor Ridge Pond via Scott-Beech is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Scott Park near Iowa City, IA. The route reaches Windsor Ridge Pond. It is mostly level, with 31 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Windsor Ridge Pond via Scott-Beech
4.5 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 699–760 ft
Out & Back · Scott Park
Trailhead: 41.64519, -91.50145
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Transit-accessible: 1st Ave @ South East Junior High stop 42 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Scott-Beech, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Windsor Ridge Pond.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Windsor Ridge Trails, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftReach Windsor Ridge Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Scott-Beech, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 1st Ave @ South East Junior High stop 42 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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