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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Summerset Trail, heading SE.
- 5 miSharp left onto Corner Pocket, heading NW.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Missing Link, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Coal Miner's Daughter, heading NW.
- 1.8 miReach Coal Miner's Daughter, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Missing Link, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Corner Pocket, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Summerset Trail, heading SW.
- 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.
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Weather
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.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Summerset Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Summerset Trail 10.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Summerset Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Corner Pocket via Summerset Trail 10.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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