AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Carl Voss Trail

6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Carl Voss Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back near Des Moines, IA. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi781 – 846 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57003, -93.58967
Nearest town Des Moines, IA
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Carl Voss Trail

6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 780–845 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.57003, -93.58967

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Carl Voss Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/carl-voss-trail-out-back-10-km-d94f

Trail surface

68% paved32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 7 min before dark.

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