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High Trestle Trail

High Trestle Trail

13.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 4 hr 40 min

High Trestle Trail is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in High Trestle Trail near Slater, IA. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi965 – 1,053 ft14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: High Trestle Trail 41.88419, -93.69017
Nearest town Slater, IA
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High Trestle Trail

13.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 4 hr 40 min

Elevation 966–1,052 ft

Out & Back · High Trestle Trail

Trailhead: High Trestle Trail · 41.88419, -93.69017

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on High Trestle Trail, heading W.
  2. 7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 6.9 miArrive 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-23-km-02e0

Trail surface

98% paved1% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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