Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park

Coal Miner's Daughter via Summerset Trail

14.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 44 min

Coal Miner's Daughter via Summerset Trail is a 14.2-mile out-and-back in Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park near Carlisle, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 820 ft14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.49860, -93.48675
Nearest town Carlisle, IA

Directions

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Coal Miner's Daughter via Summerset Trail

14.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 44 min

Elevation 777–821 ft

Out & Back · Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park

Trailhead: 41.49860, -93.48675

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Summerset Trail, heading SE.
  3. 5 miSharp left onto Corner Pocket, heading NW.
  4. 300 ftSharp right onto Missing Link, heading NE.
  5. 200 ftTurn left onto Coal Miner's Daughter, heading NW.
  6. 1.8 miReach Coal Miner's Daughter, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.8 miTurn right onto Missing Link, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftSharp left onto Corner Pocket, heading S.
  9. 250 ftSharp right onto Summerset Trail, heading SW.
  10. 5.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

69% paved27% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.2 mi in (~125 min). Leave by 4:51 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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