Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park
Coal Miner's Daughter & Summerset Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 5 hr 18 min
Coal Miner's Daughter & Summerset Trail is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park near Indianola, IA. It climbs 279 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Coal Miner's Daughter & Summerset Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 5 hr 18 min
Elevation 778–964 ft
Out & Back · Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park
Trailhead: McVay Trail · 41.36424, -93.55556
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on McVay Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Summerset Trail, heading E.
- 5.7 miBear left onto Corner Pocket, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Missing Link, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Coal Miner's Daughter, heading NE.
- 1.8 miReach Summerset Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Missing Link, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Corner Pocket, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Summerset Trail, heading SE.
- 5.7 miBear left onto McVay Trail, heading W.
- 500 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 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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