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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Heart of the Warrior Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Heart of the Warrior Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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