High Trestle Trail
8.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 51 min
High Trestle Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in High Trestle Trail near Crocker, IA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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High Trestle Trail
8.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Elevation 950–984 ft
Out & Back · High Trestle Trail
Trailhead: 41.77505, -93.67014
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto High Trestle Trail, heading SE.
- 3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 3.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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