High Trestle Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min
High Trestle Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Ankeny, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi961 – 981 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73720, -93.62665
Nearest town Ankeny, IA
Directions
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High Trestle Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 962–981 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.73720, -93.62665
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto High Trestle Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 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
62% paved38% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Orlabor Gateway Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Orlabor Gateway Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Orlabor Gateway Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- High Trestle Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- High Trestle Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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