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Carl Voss Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Carl Voss Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near East Des Moines, IA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi787 – 846 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56597, -93.57467
Nearest town East Des Moines, IA
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Carl Voss Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 787–845 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.56597, -93.57467

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Carl Voss Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftArrive 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-5-km-5be9

Trail surface

59% paved41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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