Heart of the Warrior Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Heart of the Warrior Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Midwest Country Estates, IA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Heart of the Warrior Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 1,017–1,061 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.57872, -93.86710
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Heart of the Warrior Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Tallgrass Pond 9.9 mi · ▲ 363 ft
- Heart of the Warrior Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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