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High Trestle Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

High Trestle Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Oralabor, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi955 – 968 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69348, -93.58149
Nearest town Oralabor, IA
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High Trestle Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 953–969 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.69348, -93.58149

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 66°F / low 61° · precip 78% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 100 ftTurn left onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading W.
  15. 200 ftContinue straight onto High Trestle Trail, heading W.
  16. 200 ftContinue straight onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading W.
  17. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto High Trestle Trail, heading W.
  19. 200 ftContinue straight onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading W.
  20. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  32. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  33. 0.4 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-3-km-26ec

Trail surface

32% paved68% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 66°F61°
Precip78%Wind12 mphUV1Humidity90%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (1.1″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 23% rain1 AM: 50% rain2 AM: 78% rain3 AM: 72% rain4 AM: 53% rain5 AM: 23% rain6 AM: 23% rain7 AM: 18% rain8 AM: 13% rain9 AM: 7% rain10 AM: 9% rain11 AM: 8% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 4% rain4 PM: 5% rain5 PM: 5% rain6 PM: 3% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 5% rain9 PM: 4% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 11% rain
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:17 PM
Mon 61°56° 46%
Tue 59°50° 21%
Wed 67°46°
Thu 57°55°
Fri 59°57° 25%
Sat 74°59° 37%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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