High Trestle Trail

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.

Elevation

0 mi951 – 984 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77505, -93.67014
Nearest town Crocker, IA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto High Trestle Trail, heading SE.
  3. 3 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 3.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 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

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:15 PM

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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