Heart of the Warrior Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Heart of the Warrior Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Midwest Country Estates, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,020 – 1,066 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.59258, -93.84251
Nearest town Midwest Country Estates, IA

Directions

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Heart of the Warrior Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 1,020–1,066 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.59258, -93.84251

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  8. 450 ftContinue straight onto Heart of the Warrior Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.6 miReach Heart of the Warrior Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.9 miSharp right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.4 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

15% paved85% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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