Youth Sports Park Pond via North Ridge Trail
6.9 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Youth Sports Park Pond via North Ridge Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Coralville Youth Sports Park near Oakdale, IA. The route reaches Youth Sports Park Pond at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 312 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Youth Sports Park Pond via North Ridge Trail
6.9 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 707–805 ft
Out & Back · Coralville Youth Sports Park
Trailhead: 41.69591, -91.61373
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: Commerce Dr & Commercial Park stop 85 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto North Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Muddy Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miPass Youth Sports Park Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftReach Youth Sports Park Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto North Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Commerce Dr & Commercial Park stop 85 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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