High Trestle Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
High Trestle Trail is a 3.5-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 ft3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73264, -93.62150
Nearest town Ankeny, IA
Directions
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High Trestle Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 962–981 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.73264, -93.62150
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto High Trestle Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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
67% paved33% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Orlabor Gateway Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Orlabor Gateway Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- High Trestle Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- High Trestle Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Orlabor Gateway Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Orlabor Gateway Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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