Heart of the Warrior Trail
7.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Heart of the Warrior Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Midwest Country Estates, IA. It is mostly level, with 53 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
7.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Elevation 997–1,048 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 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.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 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.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 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 6.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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