Heart of the Warrior Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Heart of the Warrior Trail is a 5.3-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.

Elevation

0 mi997 – 1,066 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.59075, -93.84271
Nearest town Midwest Country Estates, IA

Directions

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Heart of the Warrior Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 997–1,066 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.59075, -93.84271

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  9. 450 ftContinue straight onto Heart of the Warrior Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.9 miSharp right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

24% paved76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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