High Trestle Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 5 hr 13 min
High Trestle Trail is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in High Trestle Trail near Crocker, IA. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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High Trestle Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 5 hr 13 min
Elevation 935–1,040 ft
Out & Back · High Trestle Trail
Trailhead: 41.77505, -93.67014
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 66°F / low 61° · precip 62% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto High Trestle Trail, heading NW.
- 7.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 7.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 2 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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