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Prairie Ridge Sports Complex

High Trestle Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 17 min

High Trestle Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Prairie Ridge Sports Complex near Oralabor, IA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi958 – 1,001 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71111, -93.59399
Nearest town Oralabor, IA
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High Trestle Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 957–1,000 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Ridge Sports Complex

Trailhead: 41.71111, -93.59399

Weather Sep 22: Light drizzle, high 58°F / low 55° · precip 22% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 639 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 350 ftTurn left onto High Trestle Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  7. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  19. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  26. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  27. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  29. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  31. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  34. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  35. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  36. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  37. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  38. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  39. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  40. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  41. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  42. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  43. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/high-trestle-trail-out-back-11-km-798c

Trail surface

68% paved32% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 58°F55°
Precip22%Wind10 mphUV2Humidity92%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago (1.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 22% rain1 AM: 14% rain2 AM: 10% rain3 AM: 6% rain4 AM: 6% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 10% rain7 AM: 13% rain8 AM: 17% rain9 AM: 15% rain10 AM: 8% rain11 AM: 6% rain12 PM: 4% rain1 PM: 5% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 4% rain4 PM: 3% rain5 PM: 2% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 2% rain8 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:13 PM
Wed 64°54°
Thu 66°53° 21%
Fri 61°59° 35%
Sat 61°58° 62%
Sun 71°57° 28%
Mon 72°54° 27%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 639 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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