Heart of the Warrior Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Heart of the Warrior Trail is a 5.4-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
5.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 997–1,066 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.58940, -93.84253
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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.
- 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.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 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 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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