Heart of the Warrior Trail & Sugar Creek Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Heart of the Warrior Trail & Sugar Creek Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Midwest Country Estates, IA. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi951 – 1,053 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Heart of the Warrior Trail 41.60760, -93.83855
Nearest town Midwest Country Estates, IA

Directions

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Heart of the Warrior Trail & Sugar Creek Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 951–1,054 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Heart of the Warrior Trail · 41.60760, -93.83855

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Heart of the Warrior Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Sugar Creek Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miReach Heart of the Warrior Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Heart of the Warrior Trail, heading N.
  10. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 0.4 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

72% paved28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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