Windsor Ridge Pond & Windsor Ridge Trails via Scott-Beech
2.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 47 min
Windsor Ridge Pond & Windsor Ridge Trails via Scott-Beech is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Scott Park near Iowa City, IA. The route reaches Windsor Ridge Pond. It is mostly level, with 28 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 & Windsor Ridge Trails via Scott-Beech
2.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 47 min
Elevation 714–759 ft
Out & Back · Scott Park
Trailhead: 41.65872, -91.48140
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: N. Scott Blvd @ E Washington St. stop 188 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Scott-Beech, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Windsor Ridge Pond.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Windsor Ridge Trails, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Windsor Ridge Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Scott-Beech, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: N. Scott Blvd @ E Washington St. stop 188 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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