Heart of the Warrior Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Heart of the Warrior Trail is a 5.1-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 mi1,027 – 1,060 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.58842, -93.86769
Nearest town Midwest Country Estates, IA

Directions

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Heart of the Warrior Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 1,027–1,061 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.58842, -93.86769

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 66°F / low 61° · precip 84% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 1.1 miTurn left onto Heart of the Warrior Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.6 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

28% paved72% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 66°F61°
Precip84%Wind14 mphUV1Humidity93%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.9″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 28% rain1 AM: 55% rain2 AM: 84% rain3 AM: 65% rain4 AM: 35% rain5 AM: 16% rain6 AM: 20% rain7 AM: 11% rain8 AM: 5% rain9 AM: 5% rain10 AM: 9% rain11 AM: 8% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 6% rain4 PM: 9% rain5 PM: 11% rain6 PM: 4% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 12% rain10 PM: 9% rain11 PM: 14% rain
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:18 PM
Mon 60°56° 51%
Tue 59°51° 18%
Wed 67°46°
Thu 57°54°
Fri 59°56° 26%
Sat 75°58° 36%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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