Heart of the Warrior Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Heart of the Warrior Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Midwest Country Estates, IA. It is mostly level, with 81 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
5.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 997–1,062 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.58901, -93.84791
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 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.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 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.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:57 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:18 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:46 PM.
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