AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

High Trestle Trail

4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 21 min

High Trestle Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Ankeny, IA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi961 – 1,001 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: High Trestle Trail 41.72888, -93.60712
Nearest town Ankeny, IA
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High Trestle Trail

4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 962–1,000 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: High Trestle Trail · 41.72888, -93.60712

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Hawkeye Park & Ride stop 390 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on High Trestle Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 1.3 miTurn left onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto High Trestle Trail, heading S.
  7. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 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-6-km-9db7

Trail surface

43% paved57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Hawkeye Park & Ride stop 390 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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